English 491B - American Historical Fiction Knight

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Whitman College

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Almost every "canonical" American author has written historical fiction. Why is this genre such a draw What does an interest in historical fiction say about the author's - and audience's - relationship to an American past Historical fiction can be nostalgic, corrective, dystopian, or even incomprehensible, depending on the author. Does fiction destroy history The struggles between history and fiction, American ideologies and national identities, and past and present will be examined in this course. Authors may include: James Fenimore Cooper, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Charles Chesnutt, Willa Cather, William Faulkner, Toni Morrison, and E.L. Docto

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3.00 - 4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.whitman.edu

Phone Number:

(509) 527-5111

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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