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Butler University

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MWF 10:00-10:50 Staff The Value of Literature: Realism, Naturalism, Modernism In this course we will trace the history of American literature through the realist, naturalist, and modern periods. Whether responding to the development of mass production in the publishing industry, documenting the emergence of the notion of the writer as worker, or intervening to depict and condemn inhumane working conditions in mills and factories, American literature after the Civil War has persistently grappled with economic questions. Accordingly, our class will explore themes of work, value, and alienation in both the art and business of American Literature, emphasizing the way that literature not only documented the conditions of emergent industrial America, but also played a crucial role in shaping that America. Authors will include William Dean Howells, Theodore Dreiser, Stephen Crane, William Carlos Williams, Gertrude Stein, Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, and Richard Wright. This course is cross-listed with CC211P Texts and Ideas.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.butler.edu

Phone Number:

(317) 940-8000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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