ENGL 3123 - American Romanticism

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Lindsey Wilson College

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Examines the American literary renaissance centered in New England in the mid 19th century during the emergence of symbolism, the popularity of the gothic tale, and the flowering of Transcendental poetry and nonfiction. Central themes and conflicts include the natural world as both a spiritual haven and a dark force, the growing divide between nature and civilization, the problems inherent in human subjugation, and the philosophical tensions between Reason and Imagination. Among the writers included are Washington Irving, James Fenimore Cooper, William Cullen Bryant, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edgar Allan Poe, Margaret Fuller, Herman Melville, Walt Whitman, and Emily Dickinson. Prerequisite: Completion of the General Education literature requirement or permission of instructor. Course Rotation: Alternate spring.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.lindsey.edu

Phone Number:

(270) 384-2126

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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