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AMST0206A-F11

19th Century American Lit.
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Nineteenth-Century American Literature
This course will examine major developments in the literary world of 19th century America. Specific topics to be addressed might include the transition from Romanticism to Regionalism and Realism, the origins and evolution of the novel in the United States, and the tensions arising from the emergence of a commercial marketplace for literature. Attention will also be paid to the rise of women as literary professionals in America and the persistent problematizing of race and slavery. Among others, authors may include J. F. Cooper, Emerson, Melville, Douglass, Chopin, Whitman, Dickinson, Twain, Hawthorne, Stowe, Alcott, Wharton, and James. 3 hrs. lect.
Course Reference Number (CRN):
91155
Subject Code:
AMST
Course Number:
0206
Section Identifier:
A

Course

AMST 0206

All Sections in Fall 2011

Fall 2011

AMST0206A-F11 Lecture (Millier)