LT 216. American Literature 2: 1865 to Present

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

This course will enable the student to analyze work in prose and poetry from 1865 to the present. 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, fiction, and plays; and evaluate representative texts.