| Course Title: Introduction to the Study of Literature |
| Start Date: 01/28/2025 End Date: 05/13/2025 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2025 |
| Description: This course examines various strategies of literary representation through a variety of genres, including such traditional literary forms as the novel, lyric poetry, drama, and autobiography, as well as other cultural forms, such as film. Particular attention is given to student writing; students are expected to write a variety of short essays on selected topics. Though the themes of specific sections may vary, all sections seek to introduce students to the terminology of literary and cultural discourse. |
| Distribution(s): I - Humanities , WI - Writing-Intensive |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Alex Moskowitz | 413-538-2457 | amoskowitz@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 01/28/2025 - 05/13/2025 | Seminar | Monday and Wednesday | 11:30AM - 12:45PM | SHTK - Shattuck Hall | 107 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| None |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| ENGL-199, required for the English major, introduces students to critical issues in the study of English literature. Students considering an English major will ordinarily take ENGL-199 after taking a first-year seminar. |
| Course Tags |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Closed | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 18 | Available: 0 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: The Tempest Author: Shakespeare, William Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780451527127 Publisher: Signet Classics |
Required | 4.95 |
| Title: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass & Incidents in the Life of a... Author: Douglass; Jacobs, Frederick; Harriet Copyright: 2004 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780345478238 Publisher: The Modern Library |
Required | 6.95 |
| Title: Mrs Dalloway Author: Woolf, Virginia Copyright: 2005 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780156030359 Publisher: Harcourt |
Required | 15.00 |
| Title: Severance Author: Ma, Ling Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780374261597 Publisher: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux |
Required | 18.00 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |