LIT-LITERATURE
 

LIT 1110           Great Books I              3

Reading/discussion of major literary texts that have shaped Western culture and civilization. (Gordon Rule Course: Wrtg) and (General Studies Course: HUM/LIT)

LIT 1120           Great Books II              3

Reading/discussion of major literary texts that have shaped Western culture and civilization. (Gordon Rule Course: Wrtg) and (General Studies Course: HUM/LIT)

LIT 2010           Introduction to Prose Fiction               3

Short stories and novels are selected to represent a diversity of national and historical origins, showing how works of fiction have both reflected and reshaped their own time. (Gordon Rule Course: Wrtg) and (General Studies Course: HUM/LIT)

LIT 2030           Introduction to Poetry              3

Elements of poetry, terminology of poetics and the poetic process. Writing of short analytical papers. (Gordon Rule Course: Wrtg) and (General Studies Course: HUM/LIT)

LIT 2040           Introduction to Drama              3

Drama as historical phenomenon, aesthetic experience and forum for cultural and intellectual issues. (Gordon Rule Course: Wrtg) and (General Studies Course: HUM/LIT)

LIT 2100           Introduction to Literature                3

Literature from various nations and historical periods chosen to reflect the evolution of the major genres of the Western literary tradition. Guides the student in defining the features which distinguish drama, fiction and poetry. (Gordon Rule Course: Wrtg) and (General Studies Course: HUM/LIT) Meets Multicultural requirement. Credit cannot be received in both LIT 2100 and LIT 2112.

LIT 2110           Western Literature I               3

Corequisite: EUH 1000

Reading/discussion of major literary texts from the Classical period to the Renaissance that have shaped Western culture and civilization. (Gordon Rule Course: Wrtg) and (General Studies Course: HUM/LIT). Credit cannot be received in both LIT 2110 and LIT 2113.

LIT 2120           Western Literature II              3

Reading/discussion of major literary tests from the Renaissance to the present that have shaped Western culture and civilization. (Gordon Rule Course: Wrtg) and (General Studies Course: HUM/LIT). Credit cannot be received in both LIT 2120 and LIT 2114.

LIT 2381           Women Writing/Women’s Rights                3

Writings by and about women selected to represent how women’s rights have been restricted, debated, legislated, and compromised throughout history. Credit can be applied toward the Women’s Studies minor. (General Studies Course: HUM/LIT), (Gordon Rule Course: Wrtg).

LIT 2930           Issues in Literature                    3

Prerequisite: ENC 1101. Pre/Corequisite: ENC 1102.

Reading and discussion of various literary texts organized around the consideration of a single issue or topic. Specific issues for study change with each instructor and for each semester. Contact the department of English and Foreign Languages or the Advising Center for each semester’s specific issues. (Gordon Rule Course: Wrtg), (General Studies Course: HUM/LIT)

LIT 2931           Encountering Literature                 2

Prerequisite: ENC 1101, ENC 1102.

An introduction to literary studies that familiarizes students with a wide variety of literary texts and interpretations. The texts and topics will change with each instructor and for each semester. (General Studies Course: HUM/LIT)

LIT 3033           Modern Poetry                   3

Selected poetry of 20th century.

LIT 3084           Modern Prose Fiction                   3

Selected prose fiction of 20th century and related criticism.

LIT 4013           The Novel                          3

The novel as a genre; exploration of the techniques of narrative, characterization, point of view, voice, reflexivity and others. May include texts from diverse national origins.

LIT 4024           Modern Short Story               3

Representative 20th century short stories.

LIT 4325           Mythological Foundations                    3

Traces the Joseph Campbell “Monomyth” pattern from ancient narrative sources through classic myths, to medieval epics, and into modernist and post-modernist novels.

LIT 4374           Bible as Literature              3

The Old Testament and the New Testament from a literary point of view.

LIT 4385           Feminist Literary Theory: Applications                      3

Focusing on women writers, introduces strategies for interpreting women’s roles in relation to literary texts, with emphasis on the ways in which women are depicted in relationship to men, other women, the workplace, and the home.

LIT 4906           World Literature               3

Generic or thematic topics involving more than one national literature. Meets Multicultural requirement.

LIT 5018           Topics in Fiction              3

Special topics in fiction. Topics change each term. See department or instructor for specific topic.

LIT 5037           Topics in Poetry                3

Special topics in poetry.

LIT 5047           Topics in Drama            3

Special topics in drama. Topics change each term. See department or instructor for specific topic.

LIT 5105           Topics in World Literature              3

Generic or thematic topics involving more than one national literature.

LIT 5397           Topics in Non-Fiction            3

Special topics in non-fiction. Topics change each term. See department or instructor for specific topic.