ENGL W3267 - Foundations of American Literature

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Columbia University in the City of New York

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Description:

A survey of American literature and culture ranging from the colonial era to the early Republic. We will examine major concepts and themes of early American literary history, including Exploration and Captivity, Puritan theology, Antinomianism, the Great Awakening, the rise of the Enlightenment, the Caribbean colonies, and the Age of Revolution. Our investigations will push us to test the conceptual limits of these categories as we trace their place in discourses of nationhood. Readings will include John Winthrop, Anne Bradstreet, Mary Rowlandson, Jonathan Edwards, Benjamin Franklin, Olaudah Equiano, Phillis Wheatley, and Charles Brockden Brown, among others. Discussion Section Required.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.columbia.edu

Phone Number:

(212) 854-1754

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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