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3.00 Credits
(3.0 Units) (No prerequisite. Three lecture hours weekly.) In this course students examine short stories and novellas as literary forms. Readings include representative works by mainstream and multicultural writers as well as classical masters. Lectures provide historical and cultural background helpful in appreciating the literature; class discussions focus on interpretation and on the analysis of traditional literary devices such as plot, character, point of view, and theme. (CSU/UC) AA/AS Area C, CSU Area C-2, IGETC Area 3B
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(3.0 Units) (Prerequisite: Eligibility for English 150. Three lecture hours weekly.) This course examines poetry as a major literary genre. Students are introduced to the special uses of language and form found in poetry, and to the historical and cultural factors that have influenced poetry's stylistic developments. (CSU/UC)AA/AS Area C, CSU Area C-2, IGETC Area 3B
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(3.0 Units) (No prerequisite. Three hours weekly.) This videocassette course includes twentieth-century American literature that has been very successful in the marketplace. Some novels, like "The Great Gatsby" and "The Old Man and the Sea", are now considered classics; others are minor, but wellcrafted works. Students study the novel as a literary genre and as a reflection of the dynamics and diversity of American life. In addition to reading the novels, students view corresponding videotapes from an outstanding selection of films and write analytic papers. (CSU/UC) AA/AS Area C, CSU Area C-2, IGETC Area 3B
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(3.0 Units) (No prerequisite. Three hours weekly.) This videocassette course is based on The American Short Story film series from PBS. It introduces students to the American literary tradition through reading of selected short stories and related criticism, plus the viewing of the PBS film production of each story. Students will analyze short works of fiction for thematic content and to express their understanding through competent writing. Authors include Hemingway, Twain, James, O'Connor, Fitzgerald, and others. (CSU/UC) AA/AS Area C, CSU Area C-2, IGETC Area 3B
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(3.0 Units) (No prerequisite. Advisory: Eligibility for English 120. Three hours weekly.) Based on the acclaimed PBS series, this course offers a close look at the creative lives of 13 American poets. Beginning with precursors Whitman and Dickinson, the programs cover the entire range of twentieth century verse. Each writer's work is considered within a broad context involving literary tradition and cultural developments, with attention to geographical locale, family background, and individual preoccupations as well. While exploring the varieties of poetic inspiration, students gain experience in reading for comprehension and pleasure. Programs may be viewed by cassette. Writers include Frost, Eliot, Pound, Moore, Williams, Plath, and others. (CSU/UC) AA/AS Area C, CSU Area C-2
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3.00 Credits
(3.0 Units) (No prerequisite. Three hours weekly.) Detective fiction has undergone considerable change since its inception in the 1840s by Edgar Allan Poe. This videocassette course will trace the development of the genre from classic mysteries to hard-boiled detective stories to police procedurals. Students will read representative works by such authors as Poe, Doyle, Christie, Hammett, Chandler, and MacDonald; and they will view corresponding videotapes from an outstanding selection of film classics. Emphasis will be on the conventions of the form, the elements of fiction, the methods of critical thinking used in solving crimes, and the ethical problems raised in the works under discussion. (CSU/UC) AA/AS Area C, CSU Area C-2, IGETC Area 3B
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3.00 Credits
(3.0 Units) (Prerequisite: Eligibility for English 150. Three lecture hours weekly.) In this course, the student will examine representative American writings, with emphasis shared between the canonized "major" authors and works from America's "other" voicincluding Native American, Chicano and Hispanic American, and African-American authors. Lectures, discussions and media presentations will relate the literature to the developing social and philosophical attitudes that characterize American civilization. (CSU/UC) AA/AS Area C, CSU Area C-2, IGETC Area 3B
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3.00 Credits
(3.0 Units) (Prerequisite: Eligibility for English 150. Three lecture hours weekly.) In this course, the student will examine representative American writings, with emphasis shared between the canonized "major" authors and works from America's "other" voicincluding Native American, Chicano and Hispanic American, and African-American authors. Lectures, discussions and media presentations will relate the literature to the developing social and philosophical attitudes that characterize American civilization. (CSU/UC) AA/AS Area C, CSU Area C-2, IGETC Area 3B
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3.00 Credits
(3.0 Units each part) (Prerequisite: Eligibility for English 150. Three lecture hours weekly.) English 222-223 is a survey course in the language and literature of England and includes the reading of typical works from each of the important periods of literary development beginning with Beowulf and ending with twentieth-century literature. Lectures supply the background necessary for appreciation of the works that are read and suggest the wealth of literary material that is available to the intellectually curious reader or to the student of literature. The course is divided into two parts: English 222 being given in the first semester and English 223 in the second. Either part may be taken separately, but the student who plans to continue a study of literature is encouraged to take both in chronological order. (CSU/UC) AA/AS Area C, CSU Area C-2, IGETC Area 3B, CAN ENGL 8 = Engl 222, CAN ENGL 10 = Engl 223, CAN ENGL SEQ B = Engl 222 + 223
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3.00 Credits
(3.0 Units) (Prerequisite: Eligibility for English 150. Three lecture hours weekly.) This course surveys the imaginative literature of the world (excluding English and American literature) from antiquity through the Renaissance, e.g., from Homer and Sophocles to Cervantes and Rabelais. Lectures supply the background necessary for appreciation of the works that are read. Each is viewed both as an integral work of art and as a reflection of the values central to the narrative modes that have evolved through the centuries. Lyric and dramatic forms are also considered. (CSU/UC) AA/AS Area C, CSU Area C-2, IGETC Area 3B
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