INTRODUCTION TO MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE

ENGL 168

A thematic introduction to literary works in a variety of genres written in English from the turn of the twentieth century to the present day. Emphasis may vary between writers from the U.S., Britain, Ireland, and other Anglophone nations.

COMPLIT 201

Critical study of pre-modern literatures from the ancient worlds to the Middle Ages; broad survey covering many national literatures, stressing cross-cultural literary relations and their impact on the modern world.

COMPLIT 203

Introduction to the critical study of specific literary forms (e.g., comedy, short story) and the connections between literary forms and other cultural and artistic phenomena (e.g., cinema, TV, music, visual arts).

ENGL 169

An introduction to selected fiction, prose, drama and poetry written by Americans from the early twentieth century to the present day.

ENGL 361

Survey of modern and contemporary American literature including fiction, poetry, drama, and criticism.