American Literature, 1865--1945
ENGL 204A
Spring 2024
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This course considers the way a large range of American writers responded to the industrial transformation of the United States. We will look at the way writers conceived and understood the rise of the corporation, the growth of the metropolis, the surge of migration, and the expansion of American power through war and settlement, and we will consider the way such visions related to the writers' understanding of the nature of American culture and the significance of literary expression. Among the authors discussed will be William Dean Howells, Charles Chesnutt, Henry James, Mark Twain, Stephen Crane, Sarah Orne Jewett, Mary Wilkins Freeman, Kate Chopin, Edith Wharton, Frank Norris, T. S. Eliot, Willa Cather, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Langston Hughes, Ernest Hemingway, Jean Toomer, and Richard Wright. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ENGL |
| Course Format: Lecture | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (ENGL)(ENGL-Literature) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 90% or above |
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Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
The following authors will be represented: Edward Bellamy, Ambrose Bierce, William Dean Howells, Bret Harter, Charles Chesnutt, Henry James, Mark Twain, Stephen Crane, Sarah Orne Jewett, Mary Wilkins Freeman, Kate Chopin, Edith Wharton, Frank Norris, T. S. Eliot, Willa Cather, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Langston Hughes, Ernest Hemingway, Jean Toomer, and Richard Wright.
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Examinations and Assignments:
Mid-semester take-home exam; end of term exam and essay. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Contributes to fulfillment of ENGL major requirements: Literary History 2, Literary History 3 and American Literature, elective.
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| Instructor(s): McCann,Sean Times: .M.W.F. 09:50AM-10:40AM; Location: PAC100; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 80 | | SR major: 20 | JR major: 20 | | |
| Seats Available: 37 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 0 | JR non-major: 10 | SO: 15 | FR: 15 |
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