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Course Criteria
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2.00 Credits
The study of a single theme or subject as it emerges in selected periods of literature, chiefly English and American, from the Renaissance to the 20th century. Attention will be directed toward the Classical and Medieval origins of texts and traditions. The historical periods and the subjects will vary from section to section and from year to year. The focus will be upon such themes and subjects as nature, cities, love, oppression, satire, the epic, narrative, and critical tradition and revolt. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: The West in Time requirement.) 2 units - Butte, Hughes, Padilla, Sarchett.
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2.00 - 9.00 Credits
The development of short narrative fiction in Western Literature, from ancient times to the present. Students combine the reading of great short stories with writing short stories of their own and criticizing one another's work. Writers may include Ovid, Boccaccio, Poe, Chekhov, Hemingway, Flannery O'Connor. (Not offered 2008-09.) 2 units.
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2.00 - 9.00 Credits
Major works of literature by authors from antiquity to modern times, including Homer, Greek dramatists, Dante, Shakespeare and selected authors from later periods. (Offered in some years with Writing Intensive.) (Meets the Critical Perspectives: The West in Time requirement.) (Not offered 2008-09.) 2 units.
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1.00 - 9.00 Credits
An introduction to narrative fiction. (Offered in some years with Writing Intensive.) (Not offered 2008-09.) 1 unit.
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2.00 Credits
An introduction to English verse. (Offered in some years for 2 units with Writing Intensive.) 1 unit - Hayward, Kendrick, Mason, Simons.
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1.00 - 9.00 Credits
The Bible considered as one of the great literary works of the Western world and, in the King James translation, a masterpiece of English prose. Emphasis on its narrative structure, its characterization, and the beauty and power of its language, with some attention to its influence on later works of literature. (Not offered 2008-09.) 1 unit.
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1.00 Credits
An introduction to Shakespeare's dramatic works. Four to seven representative plays, including a history, a comedy, a tragedy, and a romance. 1 unit - Kendrick.
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2.00 Credits
An introduction to dramatic form. (Offered in some years for 2 units with Writing Intensive.) (Not offered 2008-09.) 1 unit.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to literary theory and criticism. Students will study selected poetry, plays and fiction through leading methods such as New Criticism, Structuralism, Deconstruction, and New Historicism, with attention to such topics as Psychoanalytic, Marxist, Feminist, and Post-Colonial approaches. Students will have the opportunity to develop their own critical approaches. (Also listed as Comparative Literature 210.) 1 unit - Butte, Garcia, Sarchett, Scheiner.
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1.00 Credits
A survey of the main forms of folklore, with emphasis on definition, identification, and collection of traditional oral forms (tales, legends, myths, ballads, beliefs, jokes, riddles, etc.). Includes a collecting project designed to introduce students to the traditional expressions of ethnic or other cultural groups. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) (Also listed as Anthropology 251.) 1 unit - Seward.
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