LT 215. American Literature 1: Colonial to 1865

Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): EG 101 with a C or better.

This course will enable the student to analyze representative work in prose and poetry up to 1865. The student will identify the major literary schools of thought; recognize the relationships between writers, texts, and their historical contexts; develop an awareness of the aesthetic value of literary works; analyze literary devices; identify the major ideas contained in poems and fiction; and evaluate representative texts.