American Romanticism

3-4 Credits

Literature from the antebellum United States viewed through the literary practices of sentimentalism (an ethos that values sympathy, empathy, and human contact) and the sublime (an aesthetic that attempts to create within readers a sense of the awe-inspiring, otherworldly, and terrifying aspects of life), as well as social conflicts over race, class, and gender. Repeat Status: Course may be repeated. Attribute/Distribution: CC, HE, HU, W