ENG4340 – Nineteenth-Century American Literature

Schedule, syllabus and examination date

Course content

The course gives an overview of American literature in the nineteenth century with major emphasis on the American Renaissance, realism, naturalism, and the local color movement. The syllabus consists of selected, representative essays, poems, short stories, and novels from the period.

Learning outcome

After completing this course, you:

  • understand the development of American literature during the nineteenth century, the literary texts` historical context, and the characteristics of various literary genres
  • can critically analyze nineteenth-century American essays, short stories, novels, and poems
  • have advanced skills in scholarly writing about literature, including developing a thesis; scholarly style, structure, and argumentation; and working with and documenting secondary sources

Admission to the course

Students who are admitted to study programmes at UiO must each semester register which courses and exams they wish to sign up for in Studentweb.

Students enrolled in other Master`s Degree Programmes can, on application, be admitted to the course if this is cleared by their own study programme.

If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures.

Overlapping courses

Teaching

Seminar, two hours per week for 14?weeks, 28?hours in all.

Obligatory activities:

  • It is obligatory to show up for a minimum of 60% of the teaching. In this course you have to attend 8 of 14 seminars. The requirement is abs