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ENG 4800 - American Environmental Literature


3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.

A survey of American nature writing and environmental literature from its roots in the colonial era through its flowering in the twentieth century. Examples of reading include Thoreau’s Walden, Aldo Leopold’s Sand County Almanac, and Rachel Carson’s Silent Song and a representative range of shorter works from four centuries to explore the evolution of ideas about nature. Selections include natural histories, travelogues, journals and diaries, essays, poetry, and short stories.

Prerequisite(s): ENG 1200  
Flexible Core: U.S. Experience in Its Diversity (Group B)
Department: English



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