Sunday, July 20
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The relationship between human beings and the natural world has been an important theme in American literature from pre-colonial times until the present. American writers have viewed nature both as a wilderness to be feared and subdued and as a paradise to be sought and savored. American authors from all cultural traditions have associated great spiritual power and symbolic meaning with nature, and many have lamented the corruption of the natural world through slavery, careless development, and other forms of exploitation. American Literature and Nature explores these themes through the works of writers from a variety of time periods, regions, and cultural backgrounds. Writing assignments and class discussions encourage students to develop their own understandings of the natural world as a symbol in literature.

Curriculum Map for American Literature and Nature

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