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 Literature (LIT)


LIT-101   Intro to Literature, 3 cr.
Examines literary elements of three major genres of literature: short fiction, poetry, drama and film.  Includes both contemporary and traditional works. 
(Formerly EN-110A)

LIT-110   American Lit to Mid-1800's, 3 cr.
Explores major American writers (including Native Americans) and their contributions to American letters from Puritan times to 1865. 
(Formerly EN-213A) 

LIT-111   American Lit Since Mid-1800's, 3 cr.
Explores major American writers and their contributions to American letters from the post-Civil War era through modern periods. 
(Formerly EN-223A)

LIT-120   American Novel, 3 cr.
A survey of the American Novel with emphasis on 20th century works. 
(Formerly EN-236A)

LIT-124   American Poetry, 3 cr.
Survey of modern American poetry.  Examines both the works and lives of 13 of America's greatest poets.
(Formerly EN-133A)

LIT-130   African American Literature, 3 cr.
Students will examine the literary, artistic, and sociopolitical traditions of the black experience in America.  A variety of fiction and nonfiction works will be analyzed with emphasis on slave narratives, turn of the century political writings, the Harlem Renaissance, the Black Arts Movement, and contemporary cultural texts. 
(Formerly EN-163A)

LIT-133   Minority Voices in U.S. Lit, 3 cr.
An introduction to writers from American minority groups, considered in the social and cultural contexts of the various groups.  Includes discussing and writing about various issues.
(Formerly EN-283A)

LIT-134   Multicultural Literature, 3 cr.
Exploration of a variety of literary types.  The cultural and ethnic voices that are in an undeniable part of modern American life.  Students read, discuss and critique materials representing a wide range of ethnic, racial and other culturally diverse groups.  Emphasis centers on the assessment and appreciation of the strength and values that cultural diversity brings to contemporary American society. 
(Formerly EN-156A)

LIT-141   British Literature II, 3 cr.
This course surveys modern British literature from the Romantic Era to the present with emphasis upon the major authors of the past two centuries.  Interpretive, analytical, and critical papers are assigned. 
(Formerly EN-153A)

LIT-150   World Literature I, 3 cr.
Literature from the Ancients, classical Greece and the Renaissance. 
(Formerly EN-253A)

LIT-151   World Literature II, 3 cr.
Literature from the Enlightenment through Romanticism, Realism and Naturalism to Modernism. 
(Formerly EN-273A)

LIT-161   The Short Story, 3 cr.
Evolution of the short story as a literary form, with emphasis on analysis and appreciation. 
(Formerly EN-233A)

LIT-184   Young Adult Literature, 3 cr.
This course is designed to help adults who work with young adults become more familiar with teens and their literature, and select the best literature available based upon criteria and sources that allow for the selection of the best literature for young adults. 
(Formerly ED-223A)

LIT-195   Nature of Evil in Literature, 3 cr.
A study of the social idea of evil as it is reflected in literature through the centuries (from Paradise Lost to the Exorcist). Prerequisite:  EN113A 
(Formerly EN-243A)

LIT-929   Individual Projects, 1 cr.
Independent study or a special project in English.
(Formerly EN-150A)

   

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