ENGL 40A - American Literature I

3 units
3 hours lecture
Prerequisite: ENGL 1 or eligibility for ENGL 1A or qualification by appropriate assessment
Credit, degree applicable
Transfer CSU, UC

This course surveys American literature from its beginnings through the Civil War. Coverage, which recognizes the contribution of women and of ethnic and other minorities to the national literature, includes the narratives of native peoples, the literature of discovery and exploration, the literature of European settlement, the literature of Pre-Revolutionary America, the literature of an emerging nation, and the literature of Civil War America.