ENGL470

Prerequisite: Two English courses in literature; or permission of ARHU-English department. Examines African-American literature from its beginnings to the early twentieth century, including genres ranging from slave narratives, pamphlets, essays, and oratory, to poetry and fiction. Our emphasis is on the interaction between literature and literary forms, on the one hand, and historical and political developments in the push toward emancipation, on the other. Prerequisite: Two English courses in literature; or permission of ARHU- English department. Also offered as AASP478B. Credit granted for ENGL470or AASP478B.