ENG 255 American Literature: Modern
Focuses on a century and a half of fiction, poetry, drama, and essays (The Literature of an Expanding Nation: 1865-1912, The Literature of a New Century: 1912-1946 and The Literature Since Mid-Century: 1945-Present). Questions how American Literature has been defined and how those definitions have been challenged and changed over the last century. Emphasis on long recognized major authors as well as minority ones. Exploration of the literature in relation to literary and historical movements as well as on its own merit. ENG 255 provides an understanding of and appreciation for American culture as expressed in literature.
Prerequisite
Recommended: College-level reading;
WR 121 English Composition; and
ENG 104 Literature: Fiction or
ENG 106 Literature: Poetry is strongly recommended for success in this course.
Offered
Offered Spring only
Notes
Lower Division Transfer (LDT) Course
General Education Requirements
AAOT Arts & Letters, AGS Humanities/Arts, AS Literature & the Arts, AS Liberal Arts Core 2, AS Western Culture,
Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Recognize how literature helps in understanding the human condition.Increases understanding of how the ever changing diversity of cultures contribute to American literature. Read, write, and talk critically and insightfully about American Literature. Demonstrate how American Literature enhances your contemporary selves cultures awareness and creativity. Write and speak confidently about your own and others ideas regarding American Literature.