American Literature in the Gilded Age
Harvard Summer School
ENGL S-239
Section 1
CRN 36175
The Gilded Age (approximately 1877-1900) was a period marked by rapid industrialization, obscene oppression, and extraordinary wealth. Mark Twain described it as a "time of greed, corruption, and material excess." Industrial monopolies, like the railroad and oil, wielded their power unchecked, while a booming immigrant labor force, seeking the American dream, found themselves in a desperate struggle to survive. Students in this course read Gilded Age authors like Mark Twain, Edward Bellamy, Sutton Griggs, Frank Norris, and Edith Wharton as they examine the turbulent cultural and historical forces that ushered in the twentieth century.
Credits: 4
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Summer Term 2026
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Full Term
Format
Live Attendance Web Conference
Credit Status
Graduate
Section Status
Waitlisted