ENGL 221 — F American Literature to the Civil War 3 Units

54 hours lecture per term. This course is a survey of representative American works from before the era of colonization through the Civil War, emphasizing historic backgrounds of American fiction, poetry, and prose. The course includes major writers such as Hawthorne, Poe, Melville, Emerson, Douglass, Thoreau, Dickinson, and Whitman. (Degree Credit) (CSU) (UC) AA GE, CSU GE, IGETC (C-ID: ENGL 130)