Anoka Ramsey Community College -- Coon Rapids Campus

English 2230: American Literature to 1865

Course Handouts

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General Course Information:

Overview of English 2230

A Brief Historical Overview of the United States: 1600-1865

Periods in American Literature: Some Different Perspectives

Comparing American and British Literary Periods

A List of Literary Genres

Topics and Themes Important in American Literature

Films for American Literature

Other Links to Information about Literature

Reading Strategies

Major Course Units:

The Colonial Period -- c. 1607-1720 or 1620-1720

The Age of Enlightenment / The Age of Reason / Neoclassicism -- c. 1720-1820

The Romantic Period -- c. 1820-1865

Major Literary Genres:

Poetry

Nonfiction

Novel

Short Fiction

Drama

Writing about Literature

Writing about Literature -- Papers

Writing about Literature -- Exams

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Last revised on 29 June 2012 by SRS
Please address comments to scott.stankey@anokaramsey.edu