Spring 2010
AMERICAN RENAISSANCE
Listed in: English, as ENGL-01
Faculty
Allen Guttmann (Section 03)
Description
A study of what might be referred to as “classical American literature” or “The Age of Emerson.” The writers studied will be Emerson, Thoreau, Fuller, Hawthorne, Melville, Whitman, and Dickinson. Among the central questions asked are these: How successful were these writers in their efforts to create a distinctively American language and literature? What was their view of nature and of human nature? How did they dramatize social conflict? In what ways did they affirm or challenge traditional conceptions of gender? The course will pay close attention to the interactions of these writers with one another and will give particular emphasis to Emerson as the figure with whom the others had to come to terms.
Limited to 20 students. Spring semester. Professor Guttmann.
Course times and locations
ENGL 01 - L/D
Section 03
M 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM CHAP 204
W 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM CHAP 204
F 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM CHAP 204
Offerings
2024-25: Not offered
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Fall 2018,
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Fall 2020,
Fall 20212024-25: Not offered
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Fall 2009,
Spring 2010,
Fall 2010,
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Fall 2011,
Spring 2012,
Fall 2012,
Spring 2013,
Fall 2013,
Spring 2014,
Fall 2014,
Spring 2015,
Fall 2015,
Spring 2016,
Fall 2016,
Spring 2017,
Fall 2017,
Spring 2018,
Fall 2018,
Spring 2019,
Spring 2021,
Fall 20212024-25: Not offered
Other years: Offered in
Fall 2007,
Fall 2008,
Fall 2009,
Fall 2010,
Fall 2011,
Fall 2012,
Spring 2013,
Fall 20132024-25: Not offered
Other years: Offered in
Fall 2008,
Fall 2009,
Fall 20102024-25: Not offered
Other years: Offered in
Spring 2008,
Spring 2010,
Fall 2010,
Fall 2011,
Fall 2014,
Spring 2016,
Fall 2017,
Fall 2019,
Fall 2020,
Spring 2022