ENG 243 - Topics in Contemporary Literature

Institution:

Delaware County Community College

Subject:

English

Description:

This course is a study of literature that has been produced in the past few decades. It may feature selected topics and/or themes from a variety of fiction, drama, and poetry. Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to: Identify various themes and techniques found in postmodern literature such as irony, pastiche, intertextuality, metafiction, temporal distortion, etc; Identify literature as the product of a particular cultural climate; Recognize the ways in which postmodern literature is a response to modern literature; Examine the use of literacy elements found in the reading selections; Compose critical essays that analyze the reading selections.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

ENG 112

Corequisites:

Exclusions:

Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

Notes:

Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.dccc.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 359-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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