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Course Info for ENGL - 260 - 04, Spring 2022
Class number: 2154 Title: Intro Literary Studies Department: English
Career: Undergraduate Component: Seminar Session: Regular
Instructor's Permission Required: No Grading Basis: Regular Units: 1.00
Enrollment limited to 18 Current enrollment: 5 Available seats: 13
Start date: Monday, January 31, 2022 End date: Monday, May 16, 2022 Mode of Instruction: In Person
Schedule: MW: 6:30PM-7:45PM, LIB - 174 Instructor(s): Truman, James
Prerequisite(s): None
Distribution Requirement: Meets Humanities Requirement
Note: This course is required of all English majors.
Course Description:
Why study literature? A practical reason: we live in a world of words and this course helps you master that world. But more importantly, literature immerses you in vast new worlds that become more meaningful as you become a better reader. Literature grapples with the fundamental problems of humanity; good, evil, pain, pleasure, love, death. We will read across centuries of English literature, in all genres, to see how great authors have addressed these problems. Through a sustained and rigorous attention to your own writing and interpretive skills, the course will leave you better prepared to explore and contribute to the written world. This course offers skills required for the English major, but welcomes anyone who wishes to become a better writer, reader, and thinker.