LIT 112B - American Literature after 1865

Advisory:It is advised that students be able tor read college level texts.
Prerequisite:ENGL 101
Transfers to: UC (*credit limit), CSU
(*Students will receive credit for only one of the following courses: LIT 112B or LIT 112BH)

This course is designed for students interested in exploring American literature from the middle nineteenth century to the present. Through class discussions and written essays, the course introduces students to representative writers of this period, including Emily Dickinson, Mark Twain, Edith Wharton, Robert Frost, Zora Neale Hurston, William Faulkner, Ernest Hemingway, Tennessee Williams, Lorraine Hansberry, David Henry Hwang, Toni Morrison, Leslie Marmon Silko, Maxine Hong Kingston, Milcha Sanchez-Scott, and others.