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ENG 253: World Literature I (3 credits)

 

Catalog Description

An introductory literature course including major Asian and European prose and poetry from the earliest recorded literature through the Renaissance. Emphasis is on discussion of and writing about characteristics and themes of the works. (Offered alternate years preceding English 254.) (3 hrs. lect.)

Prerequisite: Credit for ENG 100 or consent of instructor.


Student Learning Outcomes

  • Use concepts and terminology particular to literary study to analyze and interpret imaginative literary works orally and in writing.
  • Respond to a work of literature as an expression of a culture’s values and compare those values with the student’s own.
  • Enjoy a more creative, enlightened, and fulfilled life through an appreciation of literature’s social, cultural, political, and philosophical significance.
  • Exhibit knowledge of selected major non-Western, Classical, Medieval, and Renaissance literary works, their characteristic themes, and techniques.
  • Recognize themes and values in literature that transcend individual cultures.

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