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ENGL264

Romanticism in America
ENGL264 SP

Next Offered in 9798 FA

Readings in poetry and some non-fiction prose to show how Romantic topics are developed by a line of canonical 19th- and 20th-Century American writers from Ralph Waldo Emerson to Wallace Stevens, and by a selection of less canonical 20th-Centry writers. Topics of concern include the relation of nature and consciousness; imagination as a way of knowing and being; individualism; ideas of freedom.

MAJOR READINGS

Poetry and prose by R.W. Emerson, H.D.
Thoreau, Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, Wallace Stevens,
Gwendolyn Brooks, Adrienne Rich, Mary Oliver.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Weekly response papers, analytical journal, take-home final.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

ENGL201 or equivalent preparation. Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA ENGL

Prerequisites: ENGL201

Last Updated on MAR-10-1997




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