LIT/265
Survey of American Literature Since 1860
Online
Format
$1194
Estimated Tuition
3 credits
Total credits
5 weeks
Course length
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Course level: Undergraduate
This course is a survey of American Literature since 1860.
Prerequisites
None
What you'll learn
Course skills and outcomes
Literature of a Changing Nation
- Identify the major authors and works during the period of 1865 to 1912.
- Describe the literary movements and trends from 1865 to 1912.
- Explain how the realist and naturalist movements affected literature from 1865 to 1912.
- Analyze factors that influenced American literature from 1865 to 1912.
Women Writers of the Post–Bellum Era
- Identify the major works of female authors during the period of 1865 to 1912.
- Describe the role of women in literature from 1865 to 1912.
- Analyze factors that influenced American female writers from 1865 to 1912.
- Compare male and female perspectives in literature from 1865 to 1912.
The Early 20th Century: Modernism and the Harlem Renaissance
- Identify the major authors and works of the early 20th century.
- Describe how the Modernist movement affected American literature and culture.
- Describe how the Harlem Renaissance affected American literature and culture.
- Analyze factors that influenced American literature of the early 20th century.
American Ethnic Literature
- Identify the major authors and works of ethnic literature.
- Describe the influence of ethnic literature in America.
- Analyze factors that influenced American ethnic literature.
Contemporary Literature
- Identify the major authors and literary works in America since 1945.
- Describe contemporary literary movements and trends.
- Analyze factors influencing contemporary American literature.
- Analyze the role of literature in 21st-century American society.
