ENG 636A - 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

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Fall - Even Years

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. write lucid, well-constructed arguments analyzing and interpreting texts.
2. analyze a literary work in its cultural and historical contexts.
3. articulate the premises and assumptions of different critical approaches and apply them to literature using literary-critical vocabulary.
4. describe and analyze important ideas and stylistic features of a major American author’s (or authors’) work.
5. articulate an understanding about various debates about major American authors through written assignments.

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