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2026 Winter
May 20, 2026
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ENGL 318AF - Politics of Marriage in 19C American Women’s Literature
In this course, we will explore literary and cultural questions about the role and status of women within the institution of marriage as represented in works by Sarah Grimke, Margaret Fuller, Fanny Fern, Louisa May Alcott, Emily Dickinson, Kate Chopin, and Harriet Beecher Stowe. Secondary readings of mid-19th-century family life, female sexuality and sex roles, as well as the women’s suffrage movement will be included. ***Prerequisite: ENGL 100 and either ENGL 110 or completion of 48 credit hours.***
3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Lecture, Examination

English and Creative Writing Department

Course Attributes:
Vic & 20thCen Lit (1838-1960s)

Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels:     
      Undergraduate
      Graduate

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