ENG 308 - American Literature

Institution:

CUNY Lehman College

Subject:

Description:

3 hours, 3 credits. American literature to the modern era, emphasizing major writers. The course will deal with such ideas as the frontier, the "promised" land, the rise from rags to riches, the importance of self-reliance, and the love-hate relationship of the races. Readings may include such authors as Franklin, Hawthorne, Melville, Emerson, Thoreau, Whitman, Dickinson, Twain, James, Frost, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Faulkner, O'Neill, and Ellison. NOTE: Courses numbered 309-348 offer study of a historical period, genre, author, or literary field that is more intensive than the comparable area in ENG 300-302, 307, and 308, yet broader in scope than courses like ENG 350, 381, 450-460, 463, and 481.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.lehman.cuny.edu

Phone Number:

(718) 960-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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