ENG 421 - Studies in Literature and History

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 topics might include “Ode (and Parody),” “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: ENG 209 - WE/Dialogues with Literature OR ENG 211 - Perspectives on Literature and Film with a grade of “C” or higher is recommended but not required AND advanced undergraduate standing OR permission of the instructor.
Credit(s): 4
Course Attribute(s):

Honors Scholar Course.
Arts & Humanities Perspectives course for the Dialogues.