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Eng 150: U.S. Literature And Thought (19th Century American Literature), Susan Amper, Susan Amper

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19^th century American Literature

19th century American Literature 1835-1870

Why do so many women in 19^th century American fiction end up dead?

Why are so many men in 19^th century American fiction single, or why do they murder their wives to gain that status?

Why can no superhero have a wife?

The answers to all these questions and more can be found in American literature.

America in the 19^th c. had a literary renaissance, and the works in this course include some of the greatest American fiction ever written—and virtually of all it was produced in …