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Course Criteria
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A survey of representative masterpieces from literary periods and countries from Ancient Epics to Twentieth Century works. The course is an introduction to basic literary characteristics. This overview of the social and intellectual thoughts of the major literary periods will include a thematic approach to human values and values of different cultures. The individual works will provide the materials for students to discover the roots of major world ideas, to study the commonality of some beliefs, and to note the specificity of human struggles and beliefs for different cultures. Three hours credit. Prerequisite: ENG 102. This course will fulfill the University's general education literature requirement, may be substituted for ENG 200, and is an English major requirement.
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Variable credit. May be repeated.
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An examination of selected texts from 1800 to the present which reflect some of the principal thematic strands of African- American thought and culture. Works from the genres of the slave narrative, poetry, fiction, drama, and non-fiction as well as texts of the vernacular tradition will be studied as manifestations of some of the following themes: authenticity and identity, bondage, imprisonment, incarceration, segregation and separation, thwarted American dreams, family and community, amalgamation and miscegenation (passing), gender portraits-- differences and/or conflicts, freedom, "The Ways of White Folks" (or how blacks define whiteness). Three hours credit. Prerequisite: ENG 102. This course will fulfill the University's general education literature requirement and may be substituted for ENG 200.
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Practice in writing short fiction. Exploring plot, characterization, point of view, and setting. Some emphasis on theory of creativity and theory of genre. Three hours credit. Prerequisite: ENG 102 or permission of the instructor.
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Practice in writing various types of poetry, especially in traditional meters. Some emphasis on theory of creativity and theory of genre. Three hours credit. Prerequisite: ENG 102 or permission of the instructor.
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Development of individual style and voice through integration of creative, technical, business, and expository writing. Three hours credit. Prerequisite: ENG 102 or permission of the instructor.
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A study of the themes, genres, and style techniques in prominent Anglo-Saxon and Medieval texts, including the influence of these texts on modern textmakers. Three hours credit. Prerequisites: ENG 102, 200 (or applicable substitution), 206 or permission of the instructor.
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A study of representative Renaissance writers (exclusive of Shakespeare). Emphasis given to Spenser, Donne, and Milton. Three hours credit. Prerequisites: ENG 102, 200 (or applicable substitution), 206 or permission of the instructor.
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A study of English literature from the Restoration (1660) through the 18th century. Three hours credit. Prerequisites: ENG 102, 200 (or applicable substitution), 206 or permission of the instructor.
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A study of the themes, genres, and style techniques in prominent and representative twentieth century texts. A continuation of the development of literature through the century. Three hours credit. Prerequisites: ENG 102, 200 (or applicable substitution), 206 or permission of the instructor.
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