EN 221 - British Literature II

Credit Hours: 3

A survey of selected works of major British writers from the Romantic period to the present with a consideration of English literary tradition.

Fulfills the following SUNY General Education categories:

The Arts
Humanities

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

demonstrate mastery of a basic body of literary-historical information pertaining to the periods under consideration: salient historical and social facts; names of major authors and works; specific or approximate dates of important works and careers; a rudimentary chronology of authors and literary movements to enable understanding of period, tradition, and influence;
define literary terms for modes and devices applicable to the periods under consideration in the course and recognize those modes and devices in use in literary works;
characterize periods in English literature from 1800: the Romantic Period, the Victorian Age, the Twentieth Century and Postcolonial Period, the Twenty-first Century;
demonstrate ability to analyze literature critically orally and in writing, with attention to subtleties of language, ideas, and form; and
demonstrate ability to gain insight on an author’s work through introductory-level library research and critical reading. (optional: course may focus entirely on primary texts)

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