ENGL 370 - Reading Stowe and Hawthorne:Tragedy,Romance,Haunted Houses,Passionate Reformers,Weird Science

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Trinity College

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In this course, we will study in relation to one another the antebellum novels, short works, and personal writing of Nathaniel Hawthorne and Harriet Beecher Stowe. These major American authors both produced fascinating, suspenseful, moving, and eerily-weird writing, so first and foremost, we will have some fun reading. We will examine the development, associations, and cultural significance of these two authors. Hawthorne and Stowe grappled with some of the most influential ideologies and political debates of their historical moment; they thought a lot about what makes good writing and what writing can do for human beings; and they both connected themselves to vital writing communities and traditions in America and abroad. Reading their work will tell us a lot about 19th-century literary movements and antebellum American culture. We will also use our explorations of these two writers to gain a better understanding of American literature and culture in general. Scholars have looked to their works as important reflections of American ideals and American identity. While reading and discussing Stowe and Hawthorne, then, we will be able to discuss how American literature and culture has developed, as well as how the study of American literature has changed over time. For English majors, this course satisfies the requirement of a course emphasizing literature written after 1800, or a course emphasizing cultural context. 1.00 units, Lecture

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.Trincoll.edu

Phone Number:

(860) 297-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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