ENG 418 - The American Nature Tradition

Institution:

Chatham University

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Description:

In this course we will explore the vital relationship between American literature, American culture, Nature, and environmental values, asking how changing literary interpretations of the land have influenced attitudes toward nonhuman nature. Why have American authors been so consistently concerned with and inspired by the idea of wilderness? How did our culture move from the Puritan notion of howling wilderness to the Transcendentalist vision of divine nature to contemporary nature writers' concern with imperiled ecosystems? What literary interpretations of nature will be likely in the future?

Credits:

3.00

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Corequisites:

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Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

Notes:

ENG418

Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

09/01/2008 - 08/31/2010 

Institution Website:

www.chatham.edu

Phone Number:

(412) 365-1100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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