ELIT 3040 - SEM IN LIT: FITZGERLD/HEMINGWY

Institution:

Robert Morris University

Subject:

English/Literature

Description:

This course enables students to engage in detailed literary study of two major figures in American literature. Students will synthesize and evaluate the key issues of American literary scholarship through detailed studies of the works, biography and criticism of Fitzgerald and Hemingway. Selected novels and short stories of the two writers will be examined in the seminar for their aesthetic values, their social and political contexts, their rhetorical and genre strategies, and major biographical facts. Students compile annotated bibliographies, make oral presentations, write short papers, and write one 15 page scholarly essay based on research. Prerequisites: Any ELIT course and 75 credits

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

Corequisites:

Exclusions:

Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

Notes:

Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.rmu.edu

Phone Number:

(800) 762-0097

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

The Course Profile information is provided and updated by third parties including the respective institutions. While the institutions are able to update their information at any time, the information is not independently validated, and no party associated with this website can accept responsibility for its accuracy.