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Course
Overview
Course
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Learning
Objectives
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Learning
Objectives
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to
familiarize students with some significant examples, both canonical
and non-canonical, of British Literature written between the 8th and
18th centuries
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to
introduce students to some of the major literary genres and modes
employed by writers of the period
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to
provide students with the opportunity to examine some recurring themes
in the literature of the period
- to help students understand the
relevance of the literature of past centuries to our modern world, and
to give them practice in discussing and writing about that literature
By the end of the semester, you should
also be able to
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compare
different texts and articulate meaningful connections between them,
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analyze
and develop your own interpretations of literary works,
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use
appropriate examples from literary texts to illustrate and support
your views,
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continue
to explore new texts on your own.
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