# American Literature I

- By: Anne Eidenmuller
- Publisher: Columbia Basin College
- Source: [LibreTexts](https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Literature_and_Literacy/American_Literature/American_Literature_I_(Eidenmuller))
- Licence: [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- Read at LibreTexts: https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Literature_and_Literacy/American_Literature/American_Literature_I_(Eidenmuller)
- PDF: https://downloads.libretexts.org/api/v1/download/human-58083/pdf

American Literature I (1650–1860) examines significant literary works of early American and Puritan literature, the Enlightenment, American Romanticism, and pre-Civil War era. The course includes primary texts (many accompanied by video/audio options), historical background, literary criticism and interpretation, and instruction on writing about literature.