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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
The pervasive revolutionary spirit in 19th-century England as expressed in literature. Analysis of Romantic and Victorian ages through examination of literary, social, religious, and scientific concepts and creations; reference to analogous 20th-century discoveries and attitudes. Representative authors include Wordsworth, Coleridge, Browning, Ruskin, Darwin.
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3.00 Credits
Great literary works from all over the world should be appricated without the impediment of a language barrier. As most great works are accessible in translation, we provide our students with a varity of authors from areas such as Europe and Latin America. Each semester the focus might shift from one major writer to a survey of a particular period, according to need.
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3.00 Credits
Drama as a form has dominated high and popular culture across millenia, for religious purposes as aell as a means to explore archetypal human behavior and experience. Playwrights, cultures, and eras will vary by semester, and can include tragedies, comedies, and/or more stylized forms. Emphasis on performance as well as literary aspects will be a central focus.
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3.00 Credits
No Course Description is available for this course.
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3.00 Credits
The process of differentiating self in relation to social roles, family relationships, and issues of race/class/ethnicity as expressed in 19th- and 20th-century British, American, and multi-ethnic literatures and their surrounding social contexts. Impact of cultural difference and the limitations placed on women at home and at work. Readings vary, but include genres and authors that show the evolution of the theme, such as the Brontes, Wharton, Woolf, Morrison, and Tan.
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A study of key works of American Fiction with emphasis on the quest for spiritual wholeness and personal integrity; discussion of values-issues developed in the fiction, both from the literary-humanistic perspective and from the perspective of modern sociology. Includes works of such authors as Hawthorne, James, Hemingway, West, and Walker, as well as selected sociological readings.
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Study of selected major works, with reference to the poet's life, times, and stagecraft; includes viewing and discussion of performances of plays when available. Readings in the two courses differ, but both include representative history plays, tragedies, and comedies. Either course may be taken independently of the other.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of various forms of poetry, poetic elements, figurative language, and critical approaches. Readings will span various eras and cultures. The course examines the nature of interpretation and criteria for valid readings of texts. Explicating will be done both orally and in writing. Selected poets will be studied in depth.
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3.00 Credits
A detailed review and practical analysis of traditional and modern English grammar and syntax. Concepts will be applied to various short readings and student essays. Students will design individual projects based upon career goals. Recommended for students who plan to teach, write professionally, or enter the publishing/public relations field.
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3.00 Credits
Traces the growth of a body of literature written for the child and young adolescent from earliest times to the present. Emphasis is placed on reading for enjoyment. Criteria will be developed for each type of writing after many books have been examined. Reference tools will be used as an aid to further and future evaluation. Treatment of current issues and values will be noted.
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