Course Title: American Literature to 1865
Campus Course Code: ENGL 2327
Campus: UT Permian Basin
Program: GenEd
Course Description
Chronological examination of writers, works and movements in fiction, nonfiction and poetry through 1865. This course covers writings from the Colonial Period to the American Renaissance. TCCN: ENGL 2327
Objectives
Students will read various selections of American literature from various literary periods, and will be able, by term's end, to discuss and write about these works from critical and historical perspectives. This course emphasizes close reading, critical thinking, and writing. Grades will be based on the competence with which course objectives are accomplished. By term's end you can expect to:
- Write several formal papers on a variety of texts.
- Have a general awareness of the scope and historical progression of literature written in early America.
- Test, verify, and substantiate critical judgements and appraisals with supporting textual evidence.
- Recognize thematic connections and differences between works.
- Take risks in your writing and thinking.
And, as Thoreau reminds us in Walden (1854): "To read well, that is, to read true books in a true spirit, is a noble exercise, and one that will task the reader more than any exercise which the customs of the day esteem. It requires a training such as the athletes underwent, the steady intention almost of the whole life to this object. Books must be read as deliberately and reservedly as they were written."
Materials
To see a complete list of materials needed for this course, as well as any important notes and instructions provided by the instructor, visit the UTTC Book Lists.
Prerequisites: ENGL 1302 or other second semester writing course
Credits:3
Level:Undergraduate
Faculty
Todd Richardson
richardson_t@utpb.edu
432-552-2292