Students continue to develop skills in close critical reading comprehension and written composition through exploration and evaluation of major writers and works in American literature up to 1900. Through reading representative nineteenth-century works, including poetry, nonfiction, and prose fiction, and through analysis of these genres in their historical and cultural contexts, students learn critically and creatively to interpret and articulate techniques, rhetorical strategies, and reflect on the complexities of various perspectives and assumptions employed by writers. They also explore the development of American literary identity through the practice of critical reflection and scholarly writing that illustrates grammatically-correct style and appropriate documentation skills. Prerequisite: 6 credits of first-year English (with the exception of ENGL 1150) or equivalent or permission of instructor or department Chair
Students continue to develop skills in close critical reading comprehension and written composition through exploration and evaluation of major writers and works in American literature up to 1900. Through reading representative nineteenth-century works, including poetry, nonfiction, and prose fiction, and through analysis of these genres in their historical and cultural contexts, students learn critically and creatively to interpret and articulate techniques, rhetorical strategies, and reflect on the complexities of various perspectives and assumptions employed by writers. They also explore the development of American literary identity through the practice of critical reflection and scholarly writing that illustrates grammatically-correct style and appropriate documentation skills. Prerequisite: 6 credits of first-year English (with the exception of ENGL 1150) or equivalent or permission of instructor or department Chair
