ENG 545 - American Literature at the fin-de-siecle

Readings will be drawn from the period encompassing Reconstruction and the First World War. During this period of rapid nationalist expansion, the New England dominance of American letters was challenged by writers from many other places and ethnicities. The seminar will examine tensions central to the period, such as modernism vs. anti-modernism, civilization vs. nature, and nostalgia for the rural past in the face of the new mass urban culture.

Prerequisites & Notes
Graduate standing in English or permission

Credits: 3