LITR205
English Literature to the 19th Century

This course focuses on the development of English Literature from Anglo-Saxon times to the beginning of the romantic period. Readings include Chaucer, Shakespeare, Milton, Pope, and other selected writers.
Prerequisite:None      Corequisite:None
3 credits

LITR206
English Literature in the 19th and 20th Century

This course continues the study of the development of English literature from the Romantic period to the present. Among writers covered are Blake, Wordsworth, Keats, Dickens, Yeats, Lawrence, and Eliot.
Prerequisite:None
3 credits

LITR231
American Literature to 1865

This course surveys the development of American Literature from the Colonial beginning to Whitman, with emphasis upon thorough acquaintance with the work of significant writers of the period, including women and minorities, in their historical and cultural context.
Prerequisite:None      Corequisite:None
3 credits

LITR232
American Literature from 1865

This course surveys the development of American Literature from Whitman to the present, with emphasis upon thorough acquaintance with the work of the significant writers of the period, including women and minorities, in their historical and cultural context.
Prerequisite:None      Corequisite:None
3 credits

LITR234
Introduction to British Women Writers

Course features novels, short stories, poems, plays and other literature by, for, and about women in Britain from the medieval period to the present. Students examine the portrayal of women\'s lives, the relationship to women\'s roles in modern society, the expression of multi-cultural developments, and major movements in British literature.
Prerequisite:None      Corequisite:None
3 credits

LITR235
A Century of Literature by American Women

This course features novels, short stories, poems, and plays by women writers in America from the late 19th century to the present. Class discussion will concentrate on how these writers have portrayed women’s lives; how we can relate these lives to women’s roles in modern society; how the writers’ works express multi-cultural developments; and how these works reflect the major movements in American literature.
Prerequisite:None      Corequisite:None
3 credits

LITR246
Children's Literature

This course surveys the development of children’s literature from its oral folk tale beginnings through nursery rhymes, literary folk tales, modern fantasy, realistic fiction, and informational books. Students learn about poetry, prose, illustrations, elements of fiction, and literary genres. Students study the dynamics of reading aloud and explore creative techniques for presenting literature to children.
Prerequisite:None      Corequisite:None
3 credits

LITR254
World Literature I

Students read and analyze literary works drawn from non-English speaking cultures. Lecture and discussion shall emphasize both literary issues, including structure and technique, and a sense of the cultural backgrounds that inform those works. Instructors assign translated works from the ancient world until approximately 1650.
Prerequisite:None      Corequisite:None
3 credits

LITR255
World Literature II

Students read and analyze literary works drawn from non-English speaking cultures. Lecture and discussion shall emphasize both literary issues, including structure and technique, and a sense of the cultural backgrounds that inform those works. Instructors assign translated works from approximately 1650 to the present.
Prerequisite:None      Corequisite:None
3 credits

LITR261
Themes in Literature - Women

Readings and discussion in this course center on selected works of primarily but not exclusively American and Western European literature that portrays female characters in prominent roles and explores the problems of women in their various societies. The works are drawn from various genres representing several centuries.
Prerequisite:None      Corequisite:None
3 credits

LITR262
Themes in Literature - Psychology

This course is directed toward the understanding of selected literary works in terms of their experiential value and relevance to daily living. The course will include the use of and will focus particularly on works in which characters confront life with the need to integrate self and deepen their relationship with the world.
Prerequisite:None      Corequisite:None
3 credits

LITR264
Themes in Literature - Religion

This course explores the connection between religious belief and literary expression, including poetry, novels, drama, and essays. Study of classic religious and literary texts from around the world will focus on both formal and thematic patterns to help students understand the varieties of religious experience and deepen their sense of literature.
Prerequisite:None      Corequisite:None
3 credits

LITR271
Introduction to Drama

This course examines drama from Greek theater to plays by current playwrights. The emphasis is on play construction, dialogue, staging, themes and cultural values, symbols and motifs, and character development.
Prerequisite:None      Corequisite:None
3 credits

LITR273
Introduction to Poetry

This course concentrates on the analysis and study of poetry and its forms. The course emphasizes discussion and student presentation of poetic analyses.
Prerequisite:None      Corequisite:None
3 credits

LITR275
Introduction to the Novel

LITR275 introduces students to the novel as a literary form and explores its development in different historical and cultural contexts. Students read selected novels, discuss them, and learn to write critically about them.
Prerequisite:None      Corequisite:None
3 credits

LITR277
Introduction to Short Fiction

This course explores the short story and novella as meaningful literary forms, with emphasis on structure and technique. Lectures and classroom discussions are reinforced by examinations, critical essays, and exercises in critical analysis.
Prerequisite:None      Corequisite:None
3 credits

LITR278
African-American Literature

This course will introduce students to the writing of persons of African descent in North America. It will examine and critically study the themes, the content, and the structure of African-American writing from the late 18th century up through the modern period.
Prerequisite:None      Corequisite:None
3 credits

LITR279
Introduction to Shakespeare

This course provides an introductory study to Shakespeare\'s tragedies, comedies, and histories, and a careful study of major plays and sonnets. Shakespeare\'s importance as a dramatist and the enduring nature of his ideas and vision will be stressed. The class may view films and live performances.
Prerequisite:None      Corequisite:None
3 credits