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Sep 08, 2024
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EGL 232 - The American Renaissance Course Units: 1.0 (Not Offered this Academic Year) This course will examine major works written during the American Romantic period, as well as some written in the post- Romantic period up to the death of Walt Whitman in 1892. We will begin by discussing some of Emerson’s essays and continue with works by authors who reacted, both positively and negatively, to Emerson. Other works will be selected from the following list: at least two of Poe’s short stories, Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, excerpts from Thoreau’s Walden, Douglass’s Narrative, excerpts from Melville’s Moby-Dick, poems by Walt Whitman, excerpts from Margaret Fuller, Louisa May Alcott’s satire “Transcendental Wild Oats,” and poetry by Emily Dickinson. Prerequisite(s): One 100-level English course or a score of 5 on the AP English Language or Literature and Composition test. CC: HUL, HUM
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