ENG 555 - American Literary Traditions - The Rise of the Popular, 1790-1900

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Princeton University

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This seminar will examine American popular writing from the late eighteenth century through 1900. We will read representative examples from a variety of genres, including fiction, gift books, stage melodrama, dime novels, children's literature, self-help books, and religious tracts. We will also track important developments in U.S. publishing and the history of the book, and we will be particularly interested in the claims that various popular literary modes (gothic, sentiment, reform, seduction, adventure) make on readers and authors alike.

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0.00 - 4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.princeton.edu

Phone Number:

(609) 258-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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