All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn.
American writing comes from that.
There was nothing before. Lectures for the semester are arranged chronologically so as to reflect the emergence of the major artistic and philosophical movements shaping American culture during this period. Seminars will invite exploration of a more diverse series of cultural practices, including the representation of women in early American writing, the mythologizing of New World individualism, and the shifting contours of American poetics and narrative. Required Course Texts 2001-2002 McQuade et al., eds. Click on icon for detailed Fall 2001 course syllabus.