EN 231 - Literature and Medicine

Institution:

Central Methodist University

Subject:

Description:

3 hours. Students explore modern and contemporary literary portrayals of illness (and medical practitioners) and various representations of illness as well as individual artists' significant insight into the modern psyche by way of illness, some works suggesting that illness is a metaphor for modern man's loss of hope, purpose, direction, and sympathy. Some works may romanticize illness, suggesting that through illness people often allegedly experience or gain a deeper humanity. Prerequisite: EN120 or EN110/111.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.centralmethodist.edu/

Phone Number:

(660) 248-3391

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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