CH 3500 - Survey of U.S. Literature I

Institution:

SUNY College at Old Westbury

Subject:

Comparative Humanities

Description:

A survey of poetry, prose, and drama from the early colonial period to the Civil War (1865). Significant works representative of colonialism, Puritanism, the Enlightenment, Gothicism, Romanticism, the American Renaissance, transcendentalism, etc. will be read primarily as literature and secondarily as reflections of a unique multifaceted cultural experience. Emphasis throughout on shorter texts and excerpts. Major authors will include Bradford, Edwards, Franklin, Cooper, Irving, Poe, Melville, Hawthorne, and Emerson. Offered in Fall only.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.oldwestbury.edu

Phone Number:

(516) 876-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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