ENGL 170A
American Literature, 1865 to 1900
Description: Lecture, four hours; discussion, one hour (when scheduled). Requisites: courses 10A, 10B, and 10C, or 11 and 87. Historical survey of American literature from end of Civil War to beginning of 20th century, including writers such as Howells, James, Twain, Norris, Dickinson, Crane, Chesnutt, Gilman, and others working in modes of realist and naturalist novel, regional and vernacular prose, and poetry. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 5.0
Units: 5.0
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Spring 2021 - Professor Colacurcio is definitely old school. His lectures are fantastic and thought-provoking. His quizzes are tough and long, but he only assigns three. He gives you three days to do them and drops your lowest score. He is lenient with grades and with deadlines. His final was 10 IDs, but he gave 16 passages to choose from... not tough at all if you've reviewed notes. Even though he's gruff, his class is well worth taking. It's important to keep up with reading as much as possible and take detailed notes. Altogether, I would recommend this class to a friend. I learned so much!
Spring 2021 - Professor Colacurcio is definitely old school. His lectures are fantastic and thought-provoking. His quizzes are tough and long, but he only assigns three. He gives you three days to do them and drops your lowest score. He is lenient with grades and with deadlines. His final was 10 IDs, but he gave 16 passages to choose from... not tough at all if you've reviewed notes. Even though he's gruff, his class is well worth taking. It's important to keep up with reading as much as possible and take detailed notes. Altogether, I would recommend this class to a friend. I learned so much!
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Fall 2019 - Fair warning, if you ask for letters of rec, he is unlikely to help you with one…I took 2 classes with Prof. Salway and received an A+ in both (plus going to office hours and participating in class), and he still did not respond to my request for an LoR. I am happily now at Harvard for grad school, so I’m thankful it worked out, but I would not say Salway is a good bet for someone to vouch for you.
Fall 2019 - Fair warning, if you ask for letters of rec, he is unlikely to help you with one…I took 2 classes with Prof. Salway and received an A+ in both (plus going to office hours and participating in class), and he still did not respond to my request for an LoR. I am happily now at Harvard for grad school, so I’m thankful it worked out, but I would not say Salway is a good bet for someone to vouch for you.
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