ENGL 5515 - Studies in the American Renaissance

3 hours

Explores the outpouring of American cultural and literary expression in the decades leading up to the Civil War. Covers major authors such as Emerson, Dickinson, Melville and Douglass, as well as a variety of other literary and visual texts. Possible topics of study include the literary marketplace, reform movements such as antislavery and women’s rights, nationalism and multiculturalism, and modern critical reevaluations of the period.

Prerequisite(s): None.

May be repeated for credit as topics vary.