English 241 - American Literature II

A continuation of English 240, which explores the diversity of writers and literary forms that arose in U.S. society in the period from the Civil War to World War I. Authors may include Alcott, Chopin, Crane, Dreiser, Dunbar, Dunbar-Nelson, DuBois, Sui-Sin Far, Gilman, Harper, James, Jewett, Stein, Twain, Wharton, and Whitman. Will address the development of realism, naturalism, and modernism; will explore literary redefinitions of race, gender, sexuality and class as shaped by social pressures during this era.

Course limited to sophomores, juniors and seniors