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Early American Authors (ENGL 331)

Term: 2019-20 Academic Year Fall

Faculty

Lars Johnson
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Schedule

Tue-Thu, 10:30 AM - 11:50 AM (8/20/2019 - 12/13/2019) Location: BLC HH 310

Description

This course focuses on major American authors from the colonial period to the Civil War. Nonfiction, fiction, and poetry by representative authors are read and discussed in light of the historical, social, and cultural contexts informing their works. The course considers how their works continue to inform conceptions of the American self, place, and project.