2013-2014 Course Catalog - PDF Format - Flagler College

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ENG 332 – Great Works of Western Literature (3)
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing. Study of classic and contemporary works
that have become an essential part of Western culture. May include works (in
translation) by such writers as Dante, Cervantes, Machiavelli, Voltaire, Goethe,
Flaubert, Dostoevsky, Camus, and Sartre, as well as works by selected English and
American writers.
ENG 333 – Postcolonial Literature (3)
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing. This class is an introduction to
postcolonial literature as a critical/theoretical approach, as well as a survey of
of cultural identity such as gender, race, class, and sex/sexuality. There will also
Edward Said, Chinua Achebe, and Homi Bhabba. Selected literary texts may come
from a variety of postcolonial contexts from the late-19th century to the present,
including Africa, India, the Caribbean, Ireland, and elsewhere.
ENG 334 – Mythology (3)
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing. This course offers an overview of a variety of
myth texts. Paired with literature based upon or reinventing these myths, such study
will provide students with both a mythological background which will enhance their
readings of subsequent literature which draws upon a rich mythic pool (Medieval,
Renaissance, Romantic, Contemporary, etc.) with an on-going analysis of their use by
authors from a variety of genres, literary periods and cultures.
ENG 340 – Selected Topics (3)
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing. A specialized course offering, which will
include emphasis on close analysis of literature or language.
ENG 341 – Literary Criticism (3)
Prerequisite: Junior standing. Study of the theoretical frameworks which can be
applied to literature, such as new criticism, Marxism, feminism, deconstruction, new
historicism, psychoanalytic criticism, postcolonial criticism, and cultural criticism.
ENG 345 – Film Literature (3)
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing.
literature, society, art and culture. Students will be exposed to various approaches
well-known to obscure, and may cover several genres.