ENGL 55423 American Literature to 1865
Prerequisites: ENGL 10803, ENGL 20803, and at least one 10000- or 20000-level ENGL/WRIT/CRWT course. The first of two period surveys in American Literature, this one spanning from the Colonial times through the Civil War. This course considers literary antecedents, the conventions of various genres, the cultural circumstances of composition, and interpretive strategies. Students may take both courses or either course. Student cannot receive credit for ENGL 55423 and ENGL 30133.