Overview
Description
Companion course to ENG 741.
Requirements
Prerequisites
- Admission to graduate standing in the department of English.
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Prerequisite(s): Admission to graduate standing in the department of English.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years
Terms
fall
Restrictions
Admission to graduate standing in the department of English.
Attributes
StandardRepeatable up to 8 credits
Learning Outcomes
- analyze post-Civil War American literature in relation to its historical and cultural contexts.
- evaluate and assess scholarly arguments about American literature, demonstrating an understanding of the beliefs and perspectives which underpin such arguments.
- write a critical analysis of American literature that demonstrates both familiarity with ongoing conversations in the field and the ability to produced nuanced readings of literary texts.
- evaluate ongoing debates over issues in later American literature.