Twentieth Century American Literature Through World War II

General

Prefix

ENGL

Course Number

312

Course Level

Undergraduate

Department/Unit(s)

College/School

College of Liberal Arts

Description

Studies in twentieth-century literary movements and authors through World War II.

Credits

Min

4

Max

4

Repeatable

No

Goals and Diversity

MN Goal Course

No

Cultural Diversity

No

Learning Outcomes

Outcome

Examine important literary and cultural themes inherent in Modern American Literature through World War II.

Outcome

Analyze at least four distinct approaches to prose fiction in Modern American Literature through World War II.

Outcome

Compose analytical essays on significant works of Modern American Literature through World War II.

Outcome

Formulate explications of the significance of themes such as the wasteland, cultural fragmentation, the loss of self, and alienation in Modern American Literature through World War II.

Outcome

Differentiate between different approaches to writing poetry in Modern American Literature through World War II.

Dependencies

Programs

ENGL312 is a completion requirement for: