| Call Number | 14808 |
|---|---|
| Day & Time Location |
M 4:10pm-6:00pm To be announced |
| Points | 4 |
| Grading Mode | Standard |
| Approvals Required | Instructor |
| Instructor | Andrew Delbanco |
| Type | SEMINAR |
| Method of Instruction | In-Person |
| Course Description | The aim of this course is to read closely and slowly short prose masterworks written in the United States between the mid-19th century and the mid-20th century, and to consider them in disciplined discussion. Most of the assigned works are fiction, but some are public addresses or lyrical or polemical essays. We will read with attention to questions of audience and purpose: for whom were they written and with what aim in mind: to promote a cause, make a case for personal or political action, provoke pleasure, or some combination of all of these aims? We will consider the lives and times of the authors but will focus chiefly on the aesthetic and argumentative structure of the works themselves. |
| Web Site | Vergil |
| Department | English and Comparative Literature |
| Enrollment | 0 students (18 max) as of 10:06AM Thursday, November 21, 2024 |
| Subject | English |
| Number | UN3626 |
| Section | 001 |
| Division | Interfaculty |
| Open To | Barnard College, Columbia College, Engineering:Undergraduate, Global Programs, General Studies |
| Section key | 20251ENGL3626W001 |