ENGL 321 - Early American Literature

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University of Richmond

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Analysis of major texts produced in colonial British North America and the United States from the first European voyagers to North America in the early 17th century to the writers of the Early National period. Prerequisite(s): English 297 or 298 or American Studies 201 with a grade of C or better. Unit(s): 1 Additional Information: The earliest American writings were by definition travel literature. The early explorers and settlers described the land, its inhabitants, and their ventures in the new world. These early travelers began a long tradition of travel writing by and about America. Over the course of the semester we study a number of key texts in American travel literature from 1590 to 1840. We read books by English and African travelers to America, as well as books by Americans traveling across and beyond the continent. Some of the questions we pursue include: how was the notion of America, and more precisely of the United States, shaped by the experience of traveling In what ways is U.S. American identity built upon this legacy of travelers and traveling How do ideas about mobility, the landscape, and space, for example, work to construct a distinct American ethos and literature

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3.00

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www.richmond.edu

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(804) 289-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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