This category designates courses that organize the study of literature into discrete historical eras and their significant cultural, aesthetic, or political concerns. "Eras" courses differ from historical surveys in that they focus on a single historical period, rather than bridge multiple historical periods, thus emphasizing depth within the period over breadth encompassing multiple periods. The emphasis on literary texts is balanced with attention to secondary sources and literary scholarship. The course also includes perfecting methods of literary analysis, instruction on writing about literature, and challenging writing assignments. The course topic is determined by the instructor. Recent topics include "Victorian Underworlds," "Dante, Chaucer, and the City," "Frontier Mythologies," and "Forms of Identity in Post-1965 US Literature." Please consult the department website for information on current and upcoming offerings.
Course UID
005605.1
Course Subject
Catalog Number
383
Long title
Eras
Topic
Dante and Chaucer
Industry, Enslavement, and Empire
Post-1965 Ethnic Literature
Studies in 17th- and 18th-Cent American Literature
Studies in 20th- and 21st-Cent British Literature
Studies in Contemporary American Literature
Studies in Eighteenth-Century British Literature
Studies in Medieval Literature
Studies in Nineteenth-Century American Literature
Studies in Nineteenth-Century British Literature
Studies in Seventeenth-Century British Literature
Studies in Sixteenth-Century British Literature
Studies in Twentieth-Century American Literature