ENGL 299 - Introduction to the Advanced Study of Literature

Semester Offered: Second Semester
Credits (Range): 4 hours
Attribute: 4HU, WR
This course will introduce students to fundamental issues, approaches, and methods in the study of literature. We will consider the issues of form and aesthetics, literary history, and literature as a social activity and part of a larger cultural context. Throughout we will return to the basic questions: What do we study? How do we study it? Why do we study it?

 
Enrollment Limit: 30
Instructor: W. P. Day, D. Harrison, G. Johns, A. Needham
Consent of the Instructor Required? No
Prerequisites & Notes
This course is intended to prepare students for the English major and advanced work in literary study.   Students who are interested in majoring or minoring in English should take this course by the end of their sophomore year and before they declare the English major.

This course is required for English majors and minors who declare after July, 2009.

Prerequisite: See headnote under "200-level Courses."