Fall 2012 Course List for Literature

Prerequisites: HUM 102 and one from among HUM 211, HUM 212 and Hist 213 or their equivalents, all with a grade of C or better. Explores the problems, devices, and techniques of poetry'sound, rhythm, meter; diction and tone; connotation, metaphor, and symbol?as a means of demystifying the reading of poems. Emphasis is given to the place and purpose of poetry in a technological society.

Prerequisites: HUM 102 and one from among HUM 211, HUM 212 and Hist 213 or their equivalents, all with a grade of C or better. Follows the development of play structure from folkloric origins to contemporary theater. Emphasis is on text, history of text development, and the changing purpose of theatrical presentations.