Surveys American literature from the Civil War to the present. Covers literary movements including realism, naturalism, modernism, and post-modernism with a focus on prose fiction, poetry, and drama. Provides the historical context necessary to understand modern American literature and the aesthetic, ideological, and intellectual debates central to American culture since the Civil War. Prerequisite: English majors must have earned a C or better in ENGL 3350 or must be enrolled concurrently in ENGL 3350. Non-majors must have earned a C or better in 3 hours of sophomore literature (ENGL 2303, ENGL 2309, ENGL 2319, ENGL 2329).