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Areas of Study | Literature - 13
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LITR101 Introduction to Poetry
(As Needed) –
3.0 hours
Course Description: Reading and analysis of various types of poetry from different historical periods. Development of critical judgment and of analysis is expected as the student confronts literary meaning, form, value, terms, and characteristics.
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IAI: H3 903
LITR102 Introduction to Drama
(Fall, evvery other year) –
3.0 hours
Course Description: Understanding drama by reading, discussing, and writing about representative plays from Greek, Elizabethan and modern playwrights.
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IAI: H3 902
LITR103 Introduction to Fiction
(Fall and Spring) –
3.0 hours
Course Description: Reading and analysis of short stories and novels from different historical periods and cultures. Development of critical judgment and of analysis is expected as the student confronts literary meaning, form, value, characteristics, and terms.
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IAI: H3 901 EGL 917
LITR104 Afro-American Literature
(Spring) –
3.0 hours
Course Description: A survey of texts by prominent African American writers and speakers from the 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries and includes an introduction to fiction, poetry, non-fiction and drama, along with examples of political and public discourse.
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IAI: H3 910D
LITR105 Introduction to Film
(Fall and Spring) –
3.0 hours
Course Description: An introduction to film as an art form, emphasizing a study of the aesthetic and production elements, including narrative genres, directorial style, cinematography, acting, and editing.
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IAI: F2 908
LITR106 Women in Literature
(Spring, every other year) –
3.0 hours
Course Description: A survey of the literature by and about women from its beginnings to the present, with emphasis on the recent reawakening of women's consciousness, sex-role stereotyping, and similar literary and artistic issues.
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IAI: H3 911D
LITR109 The Bible as Literature
(Spring) –
3.0 hours
Course Description: The Bible is often described as a single book, but, as many scholars and theologians recognize, this book is comprised of sections that were collected over time and were later anthologized. There are also many editions of this text that vary in terms of what is included and what is omitted. Over the course of the semester, students will study The Bible from a literary perspective, not as a religious text. The purpose of this course is to analyze the literary forms and genres within Judeo-Christian biblical canon. In this course, students will read, analyze, and discuss sections from both the Old and New Testaments and will examine literary forms, such as origin myths (Genesis) and lyrical poetry (the Psalms), for example.
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IAI: H5 901
LITR111 Non-Western Literature
(Spring, every other year) –
3.0 hours
Course Description: An introduction to literature in English by writers from non-western cultures, including Asian, South Asian, African, Caribbean, and Middle Eastern, with an emphasis on the intellectual, social, and political contexts of their works.
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IAI: H3 908N EGL 919
LITR113 American Literature I
(Fall) –
3.0 hours
Course Description: A study of classic American authors to the Civil War. An introduction to Colonial Literature: Alcott, Bradford, Bradstreet, Franklin, Hawthorne, Poe, Thoreau, Stowe, and others.
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IAI: H3 914
LITR114 American Literature II
(Spring) –
3.0 hours
Course Description: A study of the classic American authors since the Civil War. An introduction to Dickinson, Hemingway, Cather, Faulkner, Frost, Walker, Morrison and others.
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IAI: H3 915
LITR121 Chief English Writers I
(As Needed) –
3.0 hours
Course Description: Chaucer, Shakespeare, Swift, and other authors. Emphasis on the importance of such authors to the present day, both artistically and socially.
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IAI: H3 912
LITR122 Chief English Writers II
(As Needed) –
3.0 hours
Course Description: Wordsworth, Byron, Shelley, Keats, Browning, Tennyson, Arnold, Shaw, Yeats, Dickens, Eliot, and a selection of representative 19th and 20th century prose.
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IAI: H3 913
LITR131 Intro. to Shakespeare
(Fall, every other year) –
3.0 hours
Course Description: The study of Shakespeare through eight of his dramas/tragedies, histories, and comedies. The Elizabethan period, Elizabethan drama, and the influence on Shakespeare on literature and culture are also discussed.
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IAI: H3 905