Course Descriptions
Literature
LIT 201
Introduction to Literature
3 credits
This course introduces students to the historic forms of literature that include short story, drama, poetry, and the novel. Students will read, critically analyze, and evaluate selected works from each literary genre. They will prepare short reports and papers about the characteristics of these selected works.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 102
LIT 205
World/Non-Western Literature
3 credits
This course is designed to provide students with an overview of non-western literature. The study will cover selected literary works of four major areas: India, South East Asia, Asia, and Latin America. Students will examine the influence of politics, religion, economics, and geography on literary expression. They will also explore the influence of the literature and culture of these non-western countries on many American concerns.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 102
LIT 332
Major American Writers
3 credits
This course will survey American literature from the Colonial period to the present. Emphasis will be placed on writers that have significantly influenced the national literature.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 102
LIT 333
African American Literature
3 credits
This course is a survey of African American literature from the 1700s to the present. Students will examine writings from their historical contexts, analyzing the social, economic, and political forces that influenced these works.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 102
LIT 334
Dramatic Literature
3 credits
This course is designed to provide the opportunity for study and enjoyment of dramatic literature. Students will study the history of the theater and the forms of drama through the reading and analysis of representative plays. The course will focus on playwrights, periods, settings, characters, plots, and historical aspects of particular plays.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 102
LIT 335
Russian Literature
3 credits
This course will explore the writing of major Russian authors from the 19th and 20th centuries. Students will also analyze the political and social background of the period that influenced the novels. Although the primary emphasis will be on literature, students will also study other art forms from the period.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 102
LIT 352
Women’s Literature
3 credits
This course surveys selected major female writers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, with an emphasis on their portrayal of the female in relation to twentieth century issues.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 102
LIT 353
History of Mystery
3 credits
Students will study the literary genre of the mystery throughout its history. The course begins with selected readings from Edgar Allan Poe (1840s) and presents a historical progression of the mystery with discussions of works by Wilkie Collins, Arthur Connan Doyle, G. K. Chesterton, Agatha Christie, Dashiell Hammet, and Raymond Chandler. Students will also view selected films and write reviews emphasizing the elements of mystery and their roots in literature.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 102
LIT 361
The Art of Poetry
3 credits
Students will study the major forms of poetry through the works of selected poets. They will examine various poetic techniques and devices as well as various poetic symbols. Students will also explore the characteristics of various poetic schools such as Symbolism, Modernism, Imagism, Confessional Poetry, Beat Poetry, African American Poetry, Women’s/Feminist Poetry, Native American Poetry, Nature Poetry, and Deep Image Poetry.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 102
LIT 443
Shakespeare’s Plays
3 credits
Students will examine five major plays of William Shakespeare. They will view and discuss the plays especially in terms of their application to the present time. The discussions will focus on the characters in the plays and the conflicts that they faced.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 102
LIT 445
British Literature
3 credits
This course presents the works of representative major British authors from Chaucer to contemporary writers. The focus is on a limited number of authors, and students engage in an in-depth study of selections by each. Literature includes prose fiction, essays, plays, and poems.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 102
LIT 451
The Novel
3 credits
This course is designed to acquaint students with the history, theory, and structural aspects of the novel. Students will study the form of the novel, including theme, point of view, plot, and characterization.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 102
LIT 456
European Writers
3 credits
This course studies representative writing from European countries such as France, Germany, Norway, and Russia. Focus will be on analysis of a limited number of works from various genres including the short story, drama, poetry, and the novel. Primary emphasis will b eon literature from the 19th and 20th centuries. The class will function as a discussion group with additional lecture and video.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 102
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