ISI - ENGL 278 - American Literature II
Course Description
American Literature II covers topics and issues in American literature, from the 1870s to the present. Writing integrated.
The course surveys representative works of American poetry, fiction, and criticism written from the 1870s to the present. These works are grouped into nine categories on the bases of chronology, authorship, and literary technique and theme. Each of these nine groups of works forms a lesson. Students are asked to study each work in light of (1) its intrinsic literary features, (2) its contribution to American literary history, (3) its reflection of outstanding ideas from the time, and (4) its concern with particular human experiences that may be viewed as universal to humankind. The course aims at balancing the acquisition of knowledge about American literature and American cultural history with the practice of the basic skills of literary analysis and criticism.
Learner Outcomes
Students will:
- Understand significant developments in American literary history and their relation to broader cultural contexts.
- Read exemplary works of American literature with insight, empathy, and aesthetic appreciation.
- Apply personal, historical, and critical perspectives to the understanding of literary works.
- Identify and analyze literary genres, their structural elements, and literary meaning.
- Critically examine American cultural myths and the way they are represented in literature.
- Develop strong analytical writing skills through structured responses to literary texts.
Required Course Materials
McMichael, George, general editor. Anthology of American Literature. Volume II, Realism to the Present. 7th ed. Prentice Hall, 2000. ISBN-10: 0130838152, ISBN-13: 9780130838155
Crane, Stephen. Maggie: A Girl of the Streets. A library or paperback copy.
Sponsor Institution
Credits earned for this course are included in a LC State transcript.
This is an INDEPENDENT STUDY IN IDAHO course
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Prerequisites
The equivalent of Engl 102 Writing and Rhetoric II, or the equivalent of Engl 109 College Writing and Research- ISI - ENGL 102 - Writing and Rhetoric II (Complete)
- EP0007 - ISI - ENGL 277-278 Pre-Req