SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE I: BEGINNINGS TO 1865
Offered By: Foothill College via California Community Colleges System
Course Description
Overview
The first in a two-course sequence that surveys the history of American literature from its beginnings to the present. Introduces students to works of American literature from its beginnings through the Civil War, focusing on the evolution of literary traditions, genres, cultural voices, and ecological landscapes within historical, philosophical, social, political, and aesthetic contexts. Special emphasis on the contributions of diverse cultures in forging a distinctively American literature, landscape, and identity.
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