ENG 210: Early American Literature

The course explores American literature from pre-colonial years to the Civil War. Readings include non-fiction, such as journals of exploration and captivity, political essays, sermons, and short and long fiction. The course follows chronological order and considers political, social, religious, and economic influences on writers. Students will read well-known authors such as Bradstreet, Franklin, Hawthorne, Thoreau, Whitman, and less widely-published minority writers.