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EH 203 - American Literature I

This survey course begins with a selection of poetry of Colonial America and continues with a focus on works by the major writers of the nineteenth century. Included are Washington Irving, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edgar Allan Poe, Herman Melville, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Walt Whitman, and Emily Dickinson.

Assignment Overview
  • Assignments: Varied throughout the term
  • Interactivity: Discussion Boards
  • Final Assessment: None


Course Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, you should be able to do the following:

  • Understand the complexity within individuals and groups.
  • Recognize the connection between a writer’s life and his/her writing.
  • Examine literature as an expression of human values within a historical and social context.
  • Examine the relationship between literature and shared human experience.
  • Demonstrate understanding of literature through critical written responses and essays.
  • Recognize important themes in American literature.


Credits: 3


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