LIT 375 - U.S. Literature, 1800 1900

Institution:

The College of New Jersey

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Description:

An examination of American literary culture beginning with the early national and antebellum periods and ending with the Civil War and age of realism. The course considers the problems involved in writing literary history and in forming (and expanding) a national canon. The course considers the cultural and historical pasts that inform these works, as well as the shifting notions of American identity that emerge in the texts.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.tcnj.edu

Phone Number:

(609) 771-1855

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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