ENGL 248 — American Literature to 1865 (5 cr)
This course surveys the writers and issues that formed American literature from the earliest known oral traditions through the Civil War. Discussion topics include the literary responses to historical events such as early contact between Europeans and American native groups, the establishment of the United States as a nation, and slavery; as well as stylistic and thematic innovations by American writers. (SCC, SFCC)
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