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May 01, 2026
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ENG 1075 - INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE
credits: 3.0
This course offers all students, majors and non-majors alike, an introduction to a broad range of types of literature (poetry, fiction, drama, and their various sub-types) as well as to a variety of technical concepts and skills of literary study. Objectives: A) Teach students how to read literature better and enjoy it more; B) Emphasis throughout is on the development of practical skills of literary analysis and criticism; C) Will read, interpret, and discuss specific literary works, as well as the writing of brief, precise critical essays; D) Will also read plays, short stories, and poems as we seek to accumulate a useful critical vocabulary and seek to understand better the subtlety and sophistication of serious literature and its application to our lives. Method of Instruction: Reading, lecture, and class discussion of both literary concepts and literary texts. Each student will be expected to complete all reading assignments in advance of class sessions so that class time can be most profitably used. Method of Evaluation: Reading, short critical essays, a mid-term exam and a final exam. Attendance and participation are required. Meets *WEP Distribution Requirement.
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