American Literature to 1865

3 credits · Undergraduate

A survey of the major writers of the United States up to the end of the Civil War. This period includes the earliest practitioners of the modern short story, radically inventive poets, early "nature writers," experimental novelists, and various forms of autobiography. PREREQUISITES: Completion of 6.0 credit hours at the 1000 level in ENGL, CRWR, KING or PERF. FORMATS: Lecture | Discussion