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ENG 436A

Major Figures in American Literature

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelUpper Division
Average gradeB+
StandardRepeatable up to 6 credits

Overview

Description

Seminar on one or two authors, e.g., Emerson, Thoreau, Hemingway, Morrison.

Requirements

Prerequisites

  • Junior or Senior standing
ENG 303
Original catalog text

Prerequisites

Prerequisite(s): Junior or Senior standing OR ENG 303.

Units

Lecture3

Catalog Details

Offering

Offered: Every Fall - Even Years

Terms

fall

Restrictions

Junior or Senior standing

Attributes

StandardRepeatable up to 6 credits

Learning Outcomes

  • write lucid, well-constructed arguments analyzing and interpreting texts.
  • analyze a literary work in its cultural and historical contexts.
  • articulate the premises and assumptions of different critical approaches and apply them to literature using literary-critical vocabulary.
  • describe and analyze important ideas and stylistic features of selected major American authors’ works.