Such concepts as themes and attitudes, literary style, and structural techniques are emphasized. Readings range from the ancient Greeks to contemporary dramatists. A study of themes, ideas, and attitudes found in the works of writers from many countries. Offers students the opportunity to read in translation works that are considered classics. Selections are from the Bible, Greek and Latin poets and playwrights, Medieval masterpieces, and works from Renaissance literature and modern literature.
Students read and discuss representative short stories.
The short story is studied as a literary genre with emphasis on structure, technique, style, and theme. A survey of the major American writers of prose and poetry from the 1870s to the present, including the works of William Dean Howells, Mark Twain, Emily Dickinson, Henry James, T. S. Eliot, F. Scott Fitzgerald, William Carlos Williams, and Norman Mailer. A survey of the prose and verse produced by British writers from the 8th to the 18th century. Major authors and movements of English literature from Anglo-Saxon times to the Age of Enlightenment. A survey of the major English writers of the 19th and early 20th centuries.