Description
C: Early American Literature
This course surveys American Literature from the Colonial Period through the nineteenth century.
One of the best ways to learn more about ourselves and to expand our worldviews is to engage the rich variety of perspectives offered to us in literature. Through reading, different beliefs, views, and locations come alive, and we can situate our own values and ethics in relation to those espoused by literary figures. This course will challenge you, though such comparative analysis, to examine your own beliefs and to create a plan for future success in a variety of different areas. Topics for the class will encompass specific historical periods, and students will survey significant literary and cultural influences in these eras. ENGL210A will include the study of the history and development of the English language, since students will be reading texts from the Anglo-Saxon period through the modern era. Prerequisite: ENGL 120