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3.00 Credits
Examination of literature from across the globe. One such course is Immigrant Experience Through Literature.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines representative translations and original works (both fiction and non-fiction) by non-western authors from Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe and Russia. The course stresses in- depth reading and concentrates on the interrelationships of literature and the social and cultural values and beliefs as reflected in literature. The course is organized thematically on topics such as Family and Cultural Ties, Coming of Age, Culture and Gender Roles, Work and Identity, Class and Caste, The Individual in Society, Exile, Customs and Rituals and The Spiritual Dimension.
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3.00 Credits
A historical survey of western literature through the Renaissance.
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3.00 Credits
Historical survey of western literature since the Renaissance.
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3.00 Credits
From Chaucer to Shakespeare and beyond, the foundations of literature written in English were laid in the period covered by this survey. We will read classic works like The Canterbury Tales and King Lear . We will also explore the conventions of literary forms like epic that are essential for their understanding and appreciation, along with the historical, cultural, and literary contexts in which they were written. The course will emphasize the development of students' analytical reading and writing skills.
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3.00 Credits
This course will survey British literature in the major genres (novel, poetry, essay, drama, short story) from the Romantic period to the present. Students will examine literary texts within the context of established literary movements and trends as well as examine the ways in which literature addresses and wrestles with the issues that dominate its cultural and historical context issues such as British identity, class, race, gender, among others. The reading list will include an array of engaging texts, and class sessions will operate as energetic discussions of the readings. The course is also intended to enhance students' experience and skills of critical thinking, reading, and writing about literature.
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3.00 Credits
A historical survey of American literature from the earliest times to the period that produced the first universally acknowledged American masterpieces. Here are the authors who defined the American character, including Washington Irving, Emerson, Thoreau, Poe, Hawthorne, Melville, Whitman, Emily Dickinson, and Frederick Douglass.
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3.00 Credits
Representative selections from American authors treated in their literary and historical contexts; Civil War period to contemporary.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to the major genres and issues in the study of film.
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3.00 Credits
The Literature and Culture of the Ancient World and the Middles Ages. A survey of the literature of the ancient world, Greek and Roman traditions, the Bible as literature, ancient literature of other cultures.
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