ENGL 299 - What is Literature: Introduction to the Advanced Study of Literature

Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, WINT

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: 15
Instructor: N. Tessone

Prerequisites & Notes: Students should have completed a Writing Intensive course or gained Writing Certification in any course in the humanities. Requirements can be waived with instructor consent.For complete prerequisites, please refer to the English Program section titled 200-Level Courses. This course is intended to prepare students for the English major and advanced work in literary study. Students who are interested in majoring in English are strongly encouraged to take this course by the end of their sophomore year and before they declare the English major.