ENG 421 - Literature and History: Topics

As part of the History Axis this course develops an approach to understanding literature in which students examine change and continuities over time, whether in specific literary techniques and genres, or more generally in philosophies and worldviews. Thus History Axis topics might include “Myths and their Resonances,” “Folktales,” or “The Sonnet Cycle” or more narrowly “Greek Myths in the English Renaissance,” “The Arabian Nights in Contemporary Film,” or “The Sonnet from Milton to Keats.” Such studies engage an historic understanding by attempting to account for changes in literary productions through deep exploration of the cultural contexts in which they occur. May be repeated under different topics.

Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or above.
Credits: 4

NOTE:
* Honors Scholar Course
** This course fulfills the Aesthetic: Literature Mode of Inquiry of the Liberal Studies Program.
*** This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.
**** This course fulfills the History Axis of the B.A. English major.