Starting a seminar on transcendentalist/19th century American

could be cool

i had a miserable class in the same kind of stuff freshmanm year...

hawthorne, emerson, and thoreau are dope, poe is a cuck fag

>>8395551
Yeah, I'm hoping we focus mostly on Poe's theory and criticism, even though some of his stories are top-notch.
I did a quick reread of his stuff back when that The Following show came out, and I wasn't nearly as enthusiastic as I was back when I was 16. Go figure.

>>8395605
Oh wait, I forgot about The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym. Fuck you, Poe's great.

>>8395528
Obviously all of those authors are canon for a reason, but imo it's kind of a shame that your professor doesn't try to investigate less-regarded (but still important) Americans like Margaret Fuller or Cornelius Mathews. It seems like certain people just get edged out of surveys like these for the sake of preserving a coherent historical narrative. idk about your professor's plan though, maybe you will talk about more people than the ones in your pic. Class seems fun though.

>>8395528
Looks like a fucking good class, by the assigned texts. Is your professor a fag named Snediker?