ENGLISH 3321 - American Romanticism

Institution:

Temple University

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Description:

A study of the development of a distinctively American character in American literature from 1830 to 1865. Traces the literary expression of America’s growing consciousness of its own identity; the literary romanticism of Poe and Emerson, the darker pessimism of Hawthorne and Melville, the affirmative optimism of Thoreau and Whitman; technical innovations in poetry, including that of Emily Dickinson.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

ENGLISH 2097 (W100)

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Exclusions:

Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

WWW.TEMPLE.EDU

Phone Number:

(215) 204-7000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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