ENG 672A - The American Novel I

(3 units)

American fiction from its origins to 1900. Readings in such authors as Cooper, Hawthorne, Melville, Twain.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Fall

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. evaluate the genre-sepcific features of American literature prior to 1865.
5. analyze American literature prior to 1865 drawing from theories in the field.

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