ENG 241 - American Literature I

3 Credit Hours

Representative works of selected major American writers from the Colonial, Revolutionary, and Romantic periods are examined from a literary perspective. Changing cultural, political, economic, and philosophical ideas in America from 1650 to 1865 which form the context for its Colonial, Revolutionary, and Romantic literatures are also presented and discussed. Finally, relationships between American literature and culture from these three earlier periods and American literature today are explored.

Prerequisite(s): COM 121 or COM 122

Semesters Offered: Fall