Inventing America

Spring 2010 ENGL 0450E S01

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Instructor: James F. Egan

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Course Description

One of the distinguishing features of American literature may be its seemingly constant struggle with the idea of America itself. For what, these authors wonder, does/should America stand? We will examine the rhetorical battles waged in some major works of American literature over the meaning and/or meanings of our national identity. Authors include Franklin, Hawthorne, Melville, and Fitzgerald. Limited to 20 first-year students. FYS