EN 230 - World Literature

Credit Hours: 3

A course designed to assist the student in understanding and appreciating how the cultural, historical, and political backgrounds of writers can influence their work. Emphasis will be placed on modern fiction, poetry, and drama from both the Eastern and Western worlds.

Fulfills the following SUNY General Education categories:

The Arts
Humanities

Note: A course can only be used to fulfill one General Education category.

Course Outcomes
Upon completion of the course the student will be able to:

demonstrate through oral discussion and written work an understanding of a variety of literary works in their cultural, philosophical, and literary contexts;
demonstrate through oral discussion and written work a familiarity with the literary devices and techniques used by various authors within typical or representative literary traditions or as departures from literary convention; and
demonstrate through oral discussion and written work an understanding of the historical interrelationships between literary works and the times in which they were created.

Cycles (C, N, S)