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.

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

demonstrate familiarity with a chronology of British Literature before 1800, including important dates, works, and authors;
demonstrate, through written work and class discussion, an ability to critically assess a literary work in relation to its historical, philosophical, and cultural context;
identify subjects, archetypes, patterns, and themes characteristic of specific periods and movements such as the Romantic Period, the Victorian Age, the Twentieth Century and Postcolonial Period, the Twenty-first Century;
identify styles, devices, and techniques characteristic of specific periods and movements such as the Romantic Period, the Victorian Age, the Twentieth Century and Postcolonial Period, the Twenty-first Century; and
demonstrate, through written work and class discussion, an ability to analyze a literary work in the specified movements or periods through the conventions and methods of the humanities.

F/S (C, N, S)