Upon completion, students should be able to interpret, analyze, and respond to literary works in their historical and cultural contexts. This course covers selected works in American literature from 1865 to the present. Emphasis is on historical background, cultural context, and literary analysis of selected prose, poetry, and drama. Upon completion, students should be able to interpret, analyze, and respond to literary works in their historical and cultural contexts. This course provides an intensive study of the works of several major American authors.
Emphasis is on American history, culture, and the literary merits.
Upon completion, students should be able to interpret, analyze, and evaluate the works studied. This course covers selected works in British literature from its beginnings to the Romantic Period. Emphasis is on historical background, cultural context, and literary analysis of selected prose, poetry, and drama. Upon completion, students should be able to interpret, analyze, and respond to literary works in their historical and cultural contexts. This course covers selected works in British literature from the Romantic Period to the present.