American Renaissance

3 credits

This course studies the period when American literature comes of age: the 1850s and after. The major authors are Hawthorne and Melville (his magnificent Moby-Dick is on the reading list); we also consider works by others, including Poe, Emerson and Thoreau. ***Prerequisite: ENGL 100 and either ENGL 110 or completion of 48 credit hours.***