ENG 250G CX - Tpc: Amer Renaiss & Contexts 1840-70

4 Credit(s)

This course will examine the period of vibrant American literary production during the early to middle of the nineteenth century that has been called the “American Renaissance.” This was a time of cultural revolutions that were aided by and reflected in movements such as Transcendentalism, the fight to abolish slavery, and the push for women’s rights, among others. Prominent writers include Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, slave narrative authors such as Frederick Douglass, and the abolitionist Harriet Beecher Stowe. Collectively, writers of this period laid the foundation for a distinctly American kind of literature. This course contributes to the pre-1865 literature requirement.

Prerequisite(s): W tag or concurrent enrollment in W-tag course.