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In-depth knowledge and understanding of the ways in which cultural, social, intellectual and political issues of the mid-nineteenth to mid-twentieth century figure in a selection of American literary texts; ability to select and analyse relevant primary and secondary sources and to produce original scholarly work on the topic of the course; ability to identify and apply some of the relevant critical concepts and literary theory to the study of American literature.
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This course introduces some of the key literary works of American literature written or set during the mid-nineteenth to mid-twentieth century (1860s to 1960s). We will study the aesthetic, intellectual, cultural and/or political impact of literary works at their time of publication. Discussion in lectures and seminars will also consider the possible legacies of the texts: how they continue to shape intellectual debates, literary history, and cultural practices in the twenty-first century in America and in the broader field of literatures in English.
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