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ENG 436A - Major Figures in American Literature

(3 units)
Seminar on one or two authors, e.g., Emerson, Thoreau, Hemingway, Morrison.

Maximum units a student may earn: 6

Prerequisite(s): ENG 303  or Junior standing.

Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Spring - Odd Years
Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course:
1. Students will be able to write lucid, well-constructed arguments analyzing and interpreting texts.
2. Students will be able to analyze a literary work in its cultural and historical contexts.
3. Students will be able to articulate the premises and assumptions of different critical approaches and apply them to literature using literary-critical vocabulary.
4. Students will be able to describe and analyze important ideas and stylistic features of selected major American authors’ works.


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