LITERATURE (LI)
LI 205. The Art of Film.
A study of the major artistic components of film and how those components are used to convey ideas or meanings. Prerequisite: EN 100. (University Studies course) (3)
LI 220. Fiction and The Human Experience.
A study of short stories and novels by significant writers past and present. Prerequisite: EN 100. (University Studies course) (3)
LI 221. Poetry and the Human Experience.
Focus on the elements of poetry and the techniques of interpretive reading in a survey of significant world poetry. Prerequisite: EN 100. (University Studies course) (3)
LI 222. Mythic Dimensions of Literature.
A study of mythology and of literature with mythological themes. Prerequisite: EN 100. (University Studies course) (3)
LI 243. Children's Literature.
Study of best forms of literature for children; development of criteria for judging children's books. Does not count for major or minor in English. Prerequisites: EN 100; EL 120. (University Studies course) (3)
LI 250. World English Literature.
A survey of the world's literature written in English, with emphasis on analyzing and writing about literature. Prerequisite: EN 100. (University Studies course.) (3)
LI 256. The Variety of Literature.
A survey of literature in all its variety-short stories, novels, poems and drama. Emphasis on reading, analyzing, and writing about literature. Prerequisite: EN 100. (University Studies course) (3)
LI 260. English Literature I.
Beginnings-1798. Major English writing from Beowulf to the pre-Romantic period, with attention to form, historical consideration, contents and literary types. Prerequisite: EN 100. (3)
LI 261. English Literature II.
1798-present. Major English writings from the beginnings of the Romantic movement to present day, with attention to form, historical consideration, content and literary types. Prerequisite: EN 100. (3)
LI 270. American Literature I.
Beginnings-1860. Important works of American writers. EN 100. (3)
LI 271. American Literature II, 1860-present.
Important works of American writers. Prerequisite: EN 100. (3)
LI 301. Small Press Publishing. Advanced study in editorial and mechanical aspects of producing a literary or general interest magazine. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. (3)
LI 311. World Literature I.
Survey of significant literary voices from throughout the globe, including writers of fiction, poetry, and drama representing European, Asian, Middle Eastern, and African literary traditions. Begins with antiquity and ends around 1660. (3)
LI 312. World Literature II.
Survey of significant literary voices from throughout the globe, including writers of fiction, poetry, and drama representing European, Asian, Middle Eastern, and African literary traditions. Begins around 1660 and continues to the present. (3)
LI 320. African American Writers.
Studies fiction, poetry, drama, and nonfiction prose of major Black American writers of the past and present. For English and non-English majors. Prerequisites: EN 140; any 200-level literature course. (3)
LI 345-347. Independent Study in English.
Study of topics not included in the basic curriculum. Prerequisites: EN 140; any 200-level literature course. (1-3)
LI 385 (EN 385). Literature for the Secondary Classroom.
Investigation of successful application of literary theory in the secondary school through the use of multicultural literature, with emphasis on instructional practice that engages learners in critical response to all literary genres. Prerequisite: EN 201. (3)
LI 421. Cross-Cultural American Voices.
Studies in fiction, poetry, drama, film and nonfiction written by African American, Native American, Hispanic, Asian American, Jewish, feminist, gay, and other diverse voices. Prerequisites: EN 140; any 200-level literature course (excluding LI 243). (3)
LI 476. Early Twentieth-Century British Literature.
Representative fiction, poetry, and drama reflecting British and Irish literature. This course will focus primarily on modernist literature (1890's through the 1940's but will conclude with the mid-century's critique of modernism and with an exploration of how the modern is echoed in the postmodern). Prerequisites: EN 140 and any 200 level literature course. (3)
LI 510. Literature and the Bible.
Study of literature based on Biblical parallels and archetypes. Includes novels, stories, poems, and plays. Prerequisites: EN 140; any 200-level literature course. (3)
LI 542. Literature for the Young Adult.
Survey of literature written for young adults (grades 7-12) with emphasis on literary analysis and evaluation of literature and reading interests of young adults. Prerequisites: EN 140; any 200-level literature course. (3)
LI 560. Chaucer.
Chief works of Chaucer and his time. Prerequisites: Prerequisites: EN 140; any 200-level literature course. (3)
LI 565. Southern Literature.
Writers of the American South from Colonial days to the present, with emphasis on Faulkner, O'Connor, Warren, Welty and Wright. Prerequisites: EN 140; any 200-level literature course. (3)
LI 568. Nineteenth Century American Novel.
Beginnings to 1890. Includes Cooper, Hawthorne, Twain, Howells, and James. Prerequisites: EN 140; any 200-level literature course. (3)
LI 570. Modern and Contemporary American Novel.
1945-present. Includes Vonnegut, Roth, Barth, Tyler and Didion. Emphasis on techniques in fiction. Prerequisites: EN 140; any 200-level literature course. (3)
LI 571. Contemporary American Poetry.
Emphasis on critical interpretation of contemporary poetry. Prerequisites: EN 140; any 200-level literature course. (3)
LI 572. The Modern Essay.
A study of the informal or personal essay form; intensive reading of works by contemporary American and British essayists, and composition of original personal essays. Prerequisites: EN 140; any 200-level literature course. (3)
LI 574. Australian Literature.
A historical survey of Australian literature, focusing on major themes and important issues in its development. Prerequisites: EN 140; any 200-level literature course. (3)
LI 576. Cyberpunk Fiction as a Postmodern Genre.
For students who wish to study the social and cultural junctures created by American cyberpunk fiction. Examines relationships between technology and power, technology and socially-constructed identity, and technology and Enlightenment theory, while suggesting possibilities for both agency and resistance. (3)
LI 577. Studies in Early English Literature.
Focus on the study of early modern English literature from 1450-1785. Addresses issues, periods, or genre studies in the literature of England not addressed in the regular course listings. (3)
LI 578. Later English Literature.
Studies in Romantic, Victorian, Modern, or Contemporary literature: issue, period, or genre studies in British literature not addressed in the regular course listings. Topics will be announced when course is offered. (3)
LI 582. Topics in Literature.
Directed study of special topics in literature. Prerequisites: EN 140; any 200-level literature course; or consent of instructor. (3)
LI 587. Women and Madness.
A thematic study of the madwoman in autobiography, literature, drama, opera, and film. Various literary/cultural motifs of female madness ranging from Greek drama to contemporary writings will be examined. (3)
See University Studies (UI) listings for description of:
UI 306. The Film as History and Literature.
(3)
UI 326. Australian Culture.
(3)
UI 341. Victorian Studies.
(3)
UI 332. Images of Women in Literature.
(3)
UI 431. Shakespeare's Tragedies & the Human Condition.
(3)
UI 432. Shakespeare's History Plays & Comedies and the Human Condition.
(3)
UI 435. Literature of Sport.
(3)
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