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ENGL263
American Realism
ENGL263 FA
Crosslistings: AMST225
Not Currently Offered
This course will analyze the faithful representation of
reality as a political and aesthetic project in the U.S.
from the mid-19th century to the 1940s. While primary
emphasis on fiction, some attention will be paid to
painting, photography, and journalism.
MAJOR READINGS
Readings will include works by such authors
as Frederick Douglass, Rebecca Harding Davis, Stephen Crane,
Kate Chopin, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, William Dean Howells,
Theodore Dreiser and Ann Petry.
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Course assignments will
include 15-20 pages of formal essays and a number of
informal assignments.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
This course counts
toward the department's historial knowledge requirement.
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 Seminar
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA ENGL
Prerequisites:
None
Last Updated on MAR-22-1999
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