This course introduces the principal genres of literature. Emphasis is placed on literary terminology, devices, structure, and interpretation. Upon completion, students should be able to analyze and respond to literature. Assignments will require use of word processing and presentation software applications. This course provides intensive study of the poem as a literary form, based on close reading of representative texts.
Emphasis is placed on the development and analysis of poetry.
Upon completion, students should be able to interpret, analyze, and discuss the distinguishing features of poetry. This course covers selected works in American literature from its beginnings to 1865. Emphasis is placed 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 American literature from 1865 to the present.