English 240 - American Literature I
American Literature I
Fall
2020
01
4.00
Christopher Benfey
M 12:45PM-02:00PM;TTH 12:45PM-01:45PM;WF 12:45PM-02:30PM
Mount Holyoke College
112040
cbenfey@mtholyoke.edu
A survey of American literature from the literature of exploration to the Civil War, with special attention to the formation of an American literary tradition, along with the political, social, and religious contexts that helped shape the imaginative responses of American writers to their culture.
Course limited to sophomores, juniors and seniors
meets English department 1700-1900 requirement