British Literature: Romantics
General
Prefix
ENGL
Course Number
326
Course Level
Undergraduate
Department/Unit(s)
College/School
College of Liberal Arts
Description
The literary works, historical and cultural contexts, and criticism of Wollstonecraft, Blake, the Wordsworths, Coleridge, Byron, the Shelleys, Keats, and others. Focus of the course may vary.
Credits
Min
3
Max
3
Repeatable
No
Goals and Diversity
MN Goal Course
No
Cultural Diversity
No
Learning Outcomes
Outcome
Analyze Romantic ideas about aesthetics, particularly in terms of poetry and the figure of the poet through readings, class discussions, papers and essay exams.
Outcome
Engage with historical events like the French Revolution and the Abolition movement and their effect on the Romantic period writers through reading, PowerPoint presentations, which will provide a visual dimension to student learning, and class discussions.
Outcome
Engage in close readings of particular poems, novels and non-fiction writings through frequent class discussions.
Outcome
Engage with the discourse of the English profession by writing literary analysis for an interested audience.
Outcome
Craft carefully reasoned, well-organized essays analyzing particular texts in a series of papers and/or in-class writings.
Dependencies
Programs
ENGL326
is a
completion requirement
for: