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2327: Survey of American Literature. This is an online course
addressing selections of literary works by United States writers from the
early colonial period through Walt Whitman. English 2327
is offered by Mountain View College
of the Dallas County Community College District
and the Dallas TeleCollege as a service
to those who cannot attend campus-based instruction or who prefer to study
independently.
Course
Dates: English 2327 examines significant letters, journals, and histories of the 17th century that lay the foundations for the world views and value systems that move American thought toward political revolution and national independence. Essays and treatises from the 18th century chronicle the critical judgment of the founding leaders of the new republic that led to the framing of the U.S. Constitution. Literature of the 19th century includes a full range of literary genres--poetry, short fiction, novels, and drama. Assignments include readings and written analyses of selected works and writers represented in the textbook, The American Tradition in Literature: Volume I (McGraw-Hill College), 11th edition. In a survey course which covers such a wide period of time, works, and authors, students can expect to find some of the themes and concepts represented in the selections to be intellectually challenging and disturbing, contradictory, perhaps, to personal tastes and world views. Other readings will address ideas which will seem comfortably familiar, complementing long-held values and assumptions. In either case, students should find the course rewardingly stimulating and should come away from the studies with a greater appreciation for their place in evolution of American cultures.
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