2008-2009 Academic Catalog

Course Descriptions Course Descriptions 2008–09 Cedarville University 239 LIT-3170 – LIT-4490 LIT-3170 American Literature: 1820-1865 –Sp 3 hours Intensive study of American authors who are representative of the literary traditions of Romanticism and Transcedentalism and their influence on a period of history often called the American Renaissance. Authors may include Emerson, Thoreau, Fuller, Whitman, Dickinson, Douglass, Jacobs, Stowe, Poe, Hawthorne, Melville and others. Prerequisite: LIT-2390 Survey of American Literature to 1900. (even years) LIT-3180 American Literature: 1865-1914 –Sp 3 hours Intensive study of American authors who are representative of the literary traditions of Realism and Naturalism, with attention to their influence on developments in American history between the Civil War and World War I. Authors may include Twain, Howells, James, Wharton, Piatt, Jewett, Freeman, Chesnutt, Crane, London, Dreiser, Norris, Alcott, and others. Prerequisite: LIT-2390 Survey of American Literature to 1900. (odd years) LIT-3200 3 hours Methods of Teaching Integrated Language Arts –Sp This course is designed to explore the various methods and materials essential to teaching language arts in the secondary classroom. Prerequisite: EDUC-2000 Introduction to Teaching, currently in EDSE-3100 Principles of Teaching AYA, or permission of instructor. LIT-3230 Directed Readings –Fa, Sp 1-3 hours Selected readings designed to strengthen the major by providing primary and secondary material in preparation for an independent study of a major writer, literary genre, or literary period. LIT-3240 Directed Writings –Fa, Sp 1-3 hours Students will work in close consultation with a faculty member on the creation and production of a significant project in one of the following genres: poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction. (Prerequisite: any 3000-level creative writing workshop.) LIT-3310 The English Novel –Fa 3 hours Reading and critical analysis of representative novels written in English. Authors include Fielding, Barnes, Rushdie, Gordimer, and Greene. Prerequisite: LIT-2090 Literary Analysis and LIT-2430 Survey of British Literature to 1800 or LIT-2440 Survey of British Literature from 1800 to Present; or permission of instructor. (even years) LIT-3320 Renaissance Literature –Sp 3 hours A study of Metaphysicals, Milton, and other selected Renaissance writers. Prerequisite: LIT-2090 Literary Analysis; LIT-2430 Survey of British Literature to 1800; or permission of instructor. LIT-3330 18th Century British Literature –Fa 3 hours Study of British writers from the Restoration through the Age of Johnson. Prerequisite: LIT-2090 Literary Analysis; LIT-2440 Survey of British Literature from 1800 to Present; or permission of instructor. LIT-3340 19th Century British Literature –Sp 3 hours Study of the major Romantic Victorian writers, giving emphasis to Wordsworth, Byron, Shelley, Keats, Browning, Arnold, and Tennyson. Prerequisite: LIT-2090 Literary Analysis; LIT-2440 Survey of British Literature from 1800 to Present; or permission of instructor. LIT-3350 Shakespeare –Fa 3 hours Representative comedies, history plays, tragedies, and sonnets. Prerequisite: LIT-2090 Literary Analysis; LIT-2430 Survey of British Literature to 1800; or permission of instructor. LIT-3380 Contemporary British Literature –Fa 3 hours Study of representative and significant 20th century British writers, especially those reflective of modern ideologies. Prerequisite: LIT-2090 Literary Analysis; LIT-2440 Survey of British Literature from 1800 to Present; or permission of instructor. LIT-3400 3 hours Studies in Contemporary World Literature –Sp Study of contemporary literature outside the American and British traditions. Writers may include Chinua Achebe, Nadine Gordimer, Duong Thu Huong, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Haruki Murakami, V.S. Naipaul, Moniru Ravanipur, Jose Saramago, Tatyana Tolstoya, Luisa Valenzuela, Gao Xingjian, and others. Prerequisite: major status or permission of the instructor. (even years) LIT-3420 American Novel –Fa 3 hours Study of the historical development of the American novel and an analysis of the writings of major American novelists from Cooper to Roth. Prerequisite: LIT-2090 Literary Analysis; or permission of instructor; or major status. (odd years) LIT-3430 Literature of the American South –Sp 3 hours Study of the literature of the American South, covering its historical development, its major themes and authors, and its contemporary status. Prerequisites: major status or permission of the instructor. (even years) LIT-3440 Multiethnic American Literature –Fa 3 hours A survey of literature produced by writers from diverse ethnic groups, including (but not limited) to Native American, African American, Chicano, Jewish, and Asian American. Prerequisites: LIT-2090 Literary Analysis, LIT-2390 Survey of American Literature to 1900. LIT-3460 Contemporary East Asian Literature –Sp 3 hours This course introduces students to contemporary literature from East Asia focusing primarily on works in translation from China, Japan, and Korea. Prerequisites: major/minor status or permission of the instructor. (even years) LIT-3510 Modern American Literature –Sp 3 hours Study of major American authors of the 20th century. Prerequisite: LIT-2090 Literary Analysis; LIT-2390 Survey of American Literature to 1900; or permission of instructor. LIT-3520 C.S. Lewis and The Inklings –Sp 3 hours Study of Lewis’ contributions in the fields of literature, criticism, and apologetics. Special attention will be placed on understanding Lewis’ personal and intellectual development, his relationships with contemporary scholars and writers, and his continuing influence. Prerequisite: major status or permission of instructor. (even years) LIT-4220 English Seminar –Sp 3 hours Designed to help the student synthesize his or her major areas of study. Required of all senior English majors. Capstone course. LIT-4230 Independent Study in Literature –Fa, Sp 1-3 hours Independent study in a selected field for students with special interests and demonstrated ability. LIT-4310 Literary Theory –Fa 3 hours A study of theoretical literary contexts. Special consideration will be given to economic, political, psychological, linguistic and cultural contexts. Prerequisite: LIT-2090 Literary Analysis. LIT-4420 European Novel –Fa 3 hours Study of the 19th and 20th century influence on the novel from Balzac to Camus. Prerequisite: major status or permission of instructor. LIT-4450 Milton: Poetry and Selected Prose –Fa 3 hours A study of Milton’s early poetry, Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained, Samson Agonistes, and selected prose works. Prerequisite: LIT-2090 Literary Analysis; LIT-2430 Survey of British Literature to 1800; or permission of instructor. (even years) LIT-4490 Special Topics –Fa, Sp 1-3 hours Investigation of such literary phenomena that have intrinsic worth and engage student interest.