ENG 347 - American Realists and Naturalists

Institution:

Marist College

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Description:

Three Credits LA A study of American literature from the Civil War to the turn of the century, emphasizing American writers' responses to the political, social, economic, intellectual, and theological upheaval characterizing the post-Civil War era. Literary reactions to the war itself and to Reconstruction will be examined, along with emerging issues such as industrialization, urban growth, regional nostalgia, and Darwinian thought. Writers to be studied typically include some of the following: Dickinson, Whitman, Stowe, Howells, Crane, James, Twain, Adams, Freeman, Jewett, Gilman, Sinclair, Norris, Wharton, and Robinson. (Fulfills the Chronological Contiguous Course requirement for English Literature majors when paired with ENG 346 or ENG 348.)

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.Marist.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 575-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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