Honors American Literature to the Civil War

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54 hours lecture per term. This Honors-enhanced course is a survey of representative works by American writers from before the era of colonization through the Civil War, emphasizing historical backgrounds of American fiction, poetry, and prose. This course includes major writers such as Hawthorne, Poe, Melville, Emerson, Douglass, Thoreau, Dickinson, and Whitman. This course emphasizes discussion and exchange based upon students' presentations and independent research. (Degree Credit) (CSU) (UC) AA GE, CSU GE, IGETC (C-ID: ENGL 130)