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English 143 - Spring, 2018
19th Century American Literature to the Civil War
Class Information
Instructor:
Thomas, George
CRN:
81969
Time:
TR 12:10-1:30
Location:
146 Olson
Description
This course will cover American literature between 1800 and 1865. The literature of this period involves some pretty important and interesting stuff, including feminism, slavery (and anti-slavery), manifest destiny, murder, mystery, banditry, high seas adventure, demonic possession, and revolution.
Grading
Two Papers, Midterm, Final, Participation
Texts
Norton Anthology, 9th, Volume B
, Hawthorne, Melville, Thoreau, Emerson, Jacobs, Poe, Dickinson, Douglass, Whitman
The Life and Times of Joaquin Murrieta
