ENGL 246   American Literature I* (3 Hours)

Prerequisites : ENGL 121.

This survey course is a stand-alone course that presents a series of literary works by American writers that reflects the attitudes and identity of our national literature and culture from the pre-Colonial Period through the post-Civil War era. By grappling with the ideas and characterizations presented in each assigned literary work, the student develops meaningful insights into the attitudes and human conditions that have influenced America's national literary identity.