Literature constitutes those literary forms in their varied genres in any language or in translation that inform/enlighten the reader about our human condition. This understanding of the human condition may be pursued via modern or classical literature.
- Students will derive meanings from literary works on the basis of possible contexts (autobiographical/historical/cultural) and/or different critical perspectives (formalist, poststructuralist, etc.).
- Students will describe the key functions of the various elements (e.g., narrative point of view, figurative language, etc.) that make up fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and/or drama.
- Students will read literary works both critically and reflectively through application of the elements mentioned above. This may be achieved by writing, for example, a critical evaluation of a work of fiction in which the narrative point of view is presented and analyzed.
- Students will formulate and defend a thesis statement about a literary work through close textual analysis.
For example, students could explore the representation of colonialism in Conrad's Heart of Darkness.
For more information, contact:
John Kerr, Ph.D.
jkerr@smumn.edu
Literature (LI) - One course from:
E175 Intro to Literature
E300 Dimensions of Literature
E333 Shakespeare
F443 French/Francophone Novel
F445 French/Francophone Theater
F446 French/Francophone Poetry
SP410 Magical Realism
SP411 Don Quijote
SP443 Medieval/Renaissance Spanish Literature
SP444 18th-20th Century Spanish Literature
SP445 Latin Am Literature through 18th Century
SP446 19th-20th Century Latin American Literature |
