Survey of American Literature

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This class will survey American literature and narrative from the precolonial period through to the present, largely structured chronologically. Throughout our class, we will read famous, well-known texts that are considered part of the Western canon and lesser-known texts or texts that are not often featured in general-education literature syllabi. The canon refers to the body of literature that is considered high-quality, artistic, and valued representations of American identity.