LIT 363 - American Literature:Realism and Naturalism

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Bentley University

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The period between 1870-1920 was the era of the invention of the bicycle, the telephone, and the incandescent light. The poet Walt Whitman captured the spirit of optimism of these inventions and celebrated the creative force of Americans. Awed by the inhuman scale of new technologies, naturalists including Dreiser and Wharton were not as optimistic about one's capacity to shape personal destiny. It was everyday life and emotion not grand or disastrous destinies with which realist writers such as Howells were concerned. Explores these varied viewpoints on this transformative era as they are expressed in literature written between the war "to preserve the union" and "the war to end all wars."

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3.00

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Lecture

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www.bentley.edu

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(800) 523-2354

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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