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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Surveys American literature from about 1945 to about 1980. Samples such writers as the confessional poets, the Beats, Updike, Oates, Pynchon, Bellow, Mailer, and Morrison, and considers such topics as black humor, feminism, the new journalism, and the self-reflexive novel. Prerequisite: HUMA 1301, LIT 2331, LIT 2332, or LIT 2341. (3-0) T
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Considers the perspective offered by literature on various ethical questions, and the relation between literature and moral philosophy. Topics may include existentialism, the environment, and religion and literature. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (6 hours maximum). Prerequisite: HUMA 1301, LIT 2331, LIT 2332, or LIT 2341. (3-0) Y
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3.00 Credits
Surveys the literature of American ethnic or minority cultures, considering both their specific cultural features and their relation to the wider American canon. Traditions to be considered may include African-American literature (slave narratives, Harlem Renaissance, contemporary fiction), Chicano literature, or Jewish- American literature. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (6 hours maximum). Prerequisite: HUMA 1301, LIT 2331, LIT 2332, or LIT 2341. (3-0) T
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The nature of language; general survey of the contributions of linguistics to the fields of phonetics, phonemics, morphology, lexicology, syntax, and semantics. Other topics of general interest in the field will be covered, such as language change, dialects, writing systems and their history, use and misuse of language, and the language of media, advertising, and politics. Prerequisite: LIT 2331, LIT 2332, LIT 2341 or equivalency, or HUMA 1301. (3-0) Y
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3.00 Credits
Surveys American writers, styles, and movements from the past few decades. Prerequisite: HUMA 1301, LIT 2331, LIT 2332, or LIT 2341. (3-0) R
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3.00 Credits
Explores the interrelations between authors such as Donne, Swift, Mary Shelly, Hardy, and Pynchon, and science, such as astronomy, evolution, medicine, and chaos theory. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (6 hours maximum). (3-0) T
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3.00 Credits
A study of the various types of literature found in selected books of the Old and New Testaments. Genres may include epic, tragedy, lyric poetry, satire, biography, and parable. The course may also include works which stem from biblical sources such as Milton's Paradise Lost, Byron's Cain, and MacLeish's J.B. PrerequisiteHUMA 1301, LIT 2331, LIT 2332, or LIT 2341. (3-0) T
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3.00 Credits
Readings in literary theory, fiction, drama, and lyric poetry by the mid-18th-century to mid-19th-century romantic writers of Italy, Germany, France, England, or Spain. Prerequisite: HUMA 1301, LIT 2331, LIT 2332, or LIT 2341. (3-0) T
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3.00 Credits
A study of the naturalist movement of the late 19th century in Europe. Consideration will be given to the philosophical, social, and scientific backgrounds. Readings will include dramas and novels. Prerequisite: HUMA 1301, LIT 2331, LIT 2332, or LIT 2341. (3-0) T
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3.00 Credits
(3 semester hours) An introduction to literature by women. Examines selections of literature written from antiquity through the contemporary period. Considers such literary forms as autobiography, journals, letters, fiction, poetry, and drama. Samples a diverse array of women writers and their relation to the wider Western canon. May be repeated for credit as topics vary (6 hours maximum). Prerequisite: HUMA 1301, LIT 2331, LIT 2332, or LIT 2341. (3-0) T
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