Introduction to British Literature

English 1210
Semester
Fall
Year
2020
Travis Knapp
Tuesday
Thursday
11:00am-12:15pm
Strickland 217
Course Description

English 1210 offers students an introduction to the concepts, terms, and practices commonly encountered in literary study, presented by way of texts from the history of British literature that appropriately demonstrate such concepts, terms, and practices. The goals of this course are: 1) to provide broad exposure to a national literary tradition across its history 2) to introduce the major forms of literary expression: drama, poetry, fiction, and non-fiction 3) to introduce tools for interpretation, including beginning critical and interpretive vocabulary and 4) to develop skills in literary interpretation and argumentation.