Modern Am Literature/1865 to 1945 (ENGL 266)

Term: 2014-2015 Fall Term

Faculty

Dr. Suzanne del GizzoShow MyInfo popup for Dr. Suzanne del Gizzo

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Schedule

Mon-Wed, 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM (8/25/2014 - 12/12/2014) Location: MAIN MH 226

Description

Readings in all genres of American literature that cover texts from the immediate post-Civil-War period with its challenges related to Reconstruction of the South, immigration, the woman question, industrialization, and urbanization to the literary experimentation that characterized the lead up to and aftermath of World War I. Students will explore literary movements including Realism, Naturalism, Regionalism, and Modernism and study writers such as Twain, Dickinson, James, Crane, DuBois, Fitzgerald, O’Neill, Eliot, Hemingway, Hughes and Hurston. Core: Literature requirement. Prerequisite: LADS-120 or IDHP-210.