The City in American Fiction
ENGL 107
Spring 2007
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01
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| Crosslisting:
AMST 112 |
| Course Cluster: Urban Studies |
The Puritan, John Winthrop wanted his followers to "build a city upon a hill," to demonstrate the righteousness of the newly-arrived inhabitants of America. Throughout our history, authors have written about the city, sometimes as utopian, sometimes dystopian, often as documentary, sometimes as a character, itself, in a fiction. We will examine fiction from the 19th and 20th centuries to review this complex and often exciting theme. |
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Essential Capabilities:
None |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
None |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
| SECTION 01 | | Special Attributes: FYI |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Crane, MAGGIE, A GIRL OF THE STREET
Frederic, THE DAMNATION OF THERON WARE
Howells, THE RISE OF SILAS LAPHAM
West, DAY OF THE LOCUST
Petry, THE STREET
and othes
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Examinations and Assignments:
There will be four five-page papers. |
| Instructor(s): Pemberton,Gayle Times: ..T.R.. 10:30AM-11:50AM; Location: CAAS LOUNG; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 20 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: X | FR: 20 |
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