ENG 346 - American Literature 1865-1940

Credit Hour(s): 3
A study of the period dominated by American literary Realism, its beginnings as a reaction against Romanticism, its sustained development in the decades before and after 1900, and its transformation between the two world wars. The course focuses on such authors as Twain, Howells, James, Crane, Dreiser, Robinson, Frost, Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Faulkner, O’Neill, and Steinbeck. 3 Credit(s).

This course is designated Writing Intensive; a grade of “C” or higher in this course is required for this course to count toward the six-credit-hour Writing Intensive graduation requirement for Ferrum College. A student cannot earn a grade of “C” or higher in this course unless he or she earns a “C” or better on the writing assignments required by the course.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 102 with a grade of “C” or higher; junior or senior status. Three hours of ENG 200-ENG 215.
Course Session Cycle: SP
Course Yearly Cycle: ODD