American Literature
Course Description:
American Literature is a survey course that concentrates on the major concepts of our cultural heritage reflected in the literature written by significant American authors. Providing a good background for college-bound students, American Literature demands intensive reading, critical analysis, and writing.
Textbook:
American Literature: a Thematic Approach (McGraw-Hill 1985)
Various supplemental novels and anthologies
Units:
Colonial/Revolutionary/Early American Lit.
Realistic Period
Classical Period
Pre-modern Period
Modern Period
Post-modern Period