ENGL 048 - Transatlantic Literature

Institution:

University of Pennsylvania

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Distribution Course in Arts & Letters. Class of 2009 & prior only. A survey of the literatures of the English-speaking Atlantic world, from the earliest colonial ventures in North America to the cosmopolitan cultures of the 19th-century empire. In prose, poetry, and drama by a diverse range of writers, the course will trace numerous transatlantic dialogues--on colonialism, aesthetics, revolution, slavery, imagination, nationalism, and religion--from the British Isles to the Americas to Western Africa. See the English Department's website at www.english.upenn.edu for a description of the current offerings.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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