LITR 200 - Literary Studies for Literature Lovers | GEKH

An intensive introduction to poetry, fiction and drama designed to appeal to the enthusiast who loves reading literature. Especially useful for those considering majoring in literary studies or English education. Course content is thematically focused (themes vary by instructor) and covers multiple literary periods as well as writing in different styles.

Credit 3 hrs
Grade Mode Normal (A-F)

LITR 200 is designed to provide students who love literature with a framework for thinking critically about the texts that they read. In this intensive introduction to literary studies, course readings focus on exposing students to multiple genres of writing (fiction, poetry and drama), locating particular texts within the cultural context in which they were produced, and tracing the evolution of one or more literary themes through multiple historical periods. Students will be challenged to consider literature from a range of perspectives and literary periods, through a sustained look at different types of writing within each major genre. In considering thematic or structural similarities between individual texts, students will come to see how literature both reflects and inspires changes in imaginative, political, social and/or cultural practices.

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