EGL 210 Survey of American Literature: Colonial Era to Civil War
This course acquaints students with the literature of the United States from its beginning through the 1860s. Students spend time reading, discussing, analyzing and writing about intellectually challenging prose, poetry and fiction. Among the topics discussed are Native Americans and the conflict with European expansion; Puritan theology and society; witchcraft, women and antinomianism; women and patriarchal values; reason and faith; science and epistemological skepticism; race and slavery; and poetic vision. R, 11 (3 lecture hours) IAI: H3 914 Prerequisite: EGL 101 with a minimum grade of C