English 343 - Early American Literature

Institution:

Colgate University

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Description:

P. Richards, S. Wider Poetry, sermons, essays, non-fiction prose, and some fiction of early 17th- to early 19th-century American literature. Close attention is paid to the origins and evolution of an American sensibility and the search for an American identity. Writers studied include William Bradford, Edward Taylor, Anne Bradstreet, Cotton Mather, Jonathan Edwards, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, John Woolman, Charles Brockden Brown, Philip Freneau, and William Cullen Bryant. (Pre-1800 course.)

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.colgate.edu

Phone Number:

(315) 228-1000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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