ENGL/ENV 262 - The Environment in Literature

Institution:

Ursinus College

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Description:

Faculty Students in this course will study literature inspired by a variety of environments. Readings will range from classic essays "Nature" by Emerson and "Walking" by Thoreau to Terry Tempest Williams' 1991 environmentautobiographical study, "Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place." Ecocriticism, the study of therelationship between literature and the physical environment will provide the theoretical framework for the course. Writing for the class will be half-analytical (critical responses to texts), and half-original, creative student writings about their own environments. Three hours per week. Four semester hours. (H.)

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3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.ursinus.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 409-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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