ENG 128 - American Pastoralism

Institution:

Gustavus Adolphus College

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Pastoralism has been defined as the desire, in the face of the growing complexity of the Industrial Age, to disengage from the dominant culture in order to seek a simpler, more harmonious way of life "closer" to nature. We will consider the promise as well as the problems posed by pastoral literature. Writings of Thoreau, Willa Cather, Hemingway, Robinson Jeffers, N. Scott Momaday, Annie Dillard, Wendell Berry, and others, as well as landscape painting and photography, will be studied. LARS, WRITI, Spring semester, even years.

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1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.GUSTAVUS.EDU

Phone Number:

(507) 933-8000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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