ENGL 20A - 20th Century British and American Literatures

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Drew University

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Taught in four two-credit modules, this course maps Anglo-American literary history in reverse, beginning with the twentieth century and working back through the medieval period. This essential experience grounds English majors and minors in key texts as well as in major periods, transitions, shifts, and trends along with influences between and among them. Conducted primarily in lecture and discussion form to facilitate students' reading of difficult texts, the course involves extensive reading of primary works from each period and selected twentieth-century texts set in dialogue with them. Assessment is primarily through written exams. Enrollment priority: given to English majors and minors. Meets: three times a week for a 65-minute period. Prerequisite: ENGL 9. Corequisite: ENGL 4 ( Simultaneous enrollment with one of the four modules). Offered every semester.

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2.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.drew.edu

Phone Number:

(973) 408-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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