LITR 100 - Worlds on the Page: An Intro to LIT | GEKH
An introduction to the techniques of critical reading with equal emphasis on prose fiction, poetry and drama. Development of a fundamental understanding and enjoyment of reading.
Credit 3 hrs
Grade Mode Normal (A-F)
Literature captures the hopes, politics, emotions and ideals not just of individuals, but of generations. Reading literature provides a window into cultures past. It also reveals how creative expressions can shape individual and community understandings of the world in which we live. Literature 100 is designed to cultivate students appreciation of literary texts by providing a context to learn about the formal and historical features of different kinds of poems, plays and works of fiction. This class introduces terms important for the critical understanding of poetry, drama and fiction as imaginative literary forms. It also helps students analyze poems, plays and stories as products of the cultures that produced them and as texts that have impacted and influenced societies. Because the course focuses on different types of literature in historical contexts, students will gain a nuanced understanding of the cultural meaning of poetry, drama and fiction and learn to interpret literary texts as complex social practices that are also meaningful as human art.
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