HU 422 - British Literature

• Identify characteristics of major periods including: The o-saxon, The Medieval, The Elizabethan, The Age of Reason, Victorian, Modern.
• Identify important authors of each period
• Identify representative selections of literature from each period
• Identify the structure and characteristics of poetry, the essay, the short story, the novel and drama
• Identify primary components of literature such as: character, plot, setting, conflict, point of view, persona, figurative language, prosody, sonnet, epic, pastoral, the unities of time, place and action

• No prerequisites; however, it is expected that the student will apply language arts skills learned in EN 131  and speaking skills learned in EN 241 . An example of language arts skills would be the ability to analyze figurative language and sentence structure. An example of speaking skills would be the ability to participate in a group discussion on a particular work and/or author.

• The Anglo-Saxon and Medieval Periods (3 classes)
• The Renaissance (Elizabethan) Period (3 classes)
• Shakespearean Drama (3 classes)
• The Age of Reason Drama (3 classes)
• The Romantic Period (3 classes)
• Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (3 classes)
• The Victorian Period (3 classes)
• The Modern Period (3 classes)
• Tests (2 classes)
• Panel Discussion (1 class)
• Films (3 classes)