NINETEENTH-CENTURY AMERICAN LITERATURE.

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Covers American literature across the nineteenth century, including such literary topics as sentimental fiction, the American Renaissance, Gothic fiction, realism, and regionalism. The course may address various historical contexts, such as slavery and abolition, the Civil War, the women's rights movement, immigration and urbanization, and westward expansion and the frontier. Genres may include fiction, poetry, essays, autobiography, and letters. Prerequisite: English majors must have earned a C or better in ENGL 3350 and in one literature survey course ( ENGL 3340 , ENGL 3341 , ENGL 3351 , ENGL 3352 , ENGL 3361 , or ENGL 3362 ). Non-majors must have earned a C or better in 3 hours of sophomore literature ( ENGL 2303 , ENGL 2309 , ENGL 2319 , ENGL 2329 ).