Catalog 2021-2022

LIT 251 Literary History I

This course introduces students to a selection of texts drawn from periods up to the age of imperialism. It examines the beginnings and development of literary traditions in classical and vernacular languages. Methodologically, the course investigates the contexts of texts and literary movements, and analyzes their genres, questions the concept of periodization, and situates literature in its cultural and historical moment(s). 

Credits

4

Prerequisite

AWR 101

Distribution

(HFA)

Offered

Fall semester