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Survey Of American Literature Since 1860

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This course is a survey of American Literature since 1860.

This undergraduate-level course is 5 weeks This course is available to take individually or To enroll, speak with an Enrollment Representative.

Course details:

Credits: 3
Continuing education units: XX
Professional development units: XX
Duration: 5 weeks

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    Contemporary Literature

    • Analyze the role of literature in 21st-century American society.
    • Identify the major authors and literary works in America since 1945.
    • Describe contemporary literary movements and trends.
    • Analyze factors influencing contemporary American literature.

    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 Postâ 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.
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