American Literary Traditions I

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

Taught as EN 223 at host institution. The course deals with the development of American Literature from the mid-17th century to modern times, with an emphasis on the creation of a distinctive American "voice." Attention will be given to writers in the Puritan period and the early Republic, as well as to those who contributed to the pre-Civil War "American Renaissance," the rise of Realism and Naturalism, and the "Lost Generation." Prerequisite: EN 110 with a grade of C- or higher.