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ENAM0206A-S16

19th Century American Lit.

Nineteenth-Century American Literature (II, AL) (Pre-1900 AL)
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./disc.
Course Reference Number (CRN):
21787
Subject Code:
ENAM
Course Number:
0206
Section Identifier:
A

Course

ENAM 0206

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Spring 2016

ENAM0206A-S16 Lecture (Evans)