LIT-2300 Introduction to Literature–Fa, Sp 3 hours Emphasis on developing the ability to read critically and analytically representative examples of literary genres through use of appropriate criteria. Prerequisite: ENG-1400 Composition. LIT-2330 World Mythology–Fa, Sp 3 hours Study of selected world mythologies and the role of myth and myth making, with an emphasis on non-Greco-Roman cultures, to increase the student’s ability to read mythologies analytically and appreciatively. Prerequisite: ENG-1400 Composition. LIT-2340 Western Literature–Fa, Sp, Su 3 hours Survey of major works of Western literary tradition from Homer to T.S. Eliot. Prerequisite: ENG-1400 Composition. LIT-2390 3 hours Survey of American Literature to 1900–Fa, Sp Study of prominent American authors from colonial times to 1900. Although this course may be taken for general education credit, it is primarily designed for majors. Prerequisite: ENG-1400 Composition LIT-2430 Survey of British Literature to 1800–Fa 3 hours Study of various English authors from the Anglo-Saxons to 1800. Although this course may be taken for general education credit, it is primarily designed for majors. Prerequisite: ENG-1400 Composition. LIT-2440 3 hours Survey of British Literature from 1800 to Present–Sp Study of noteworthy English authors from 1800 to the present. Although this course may be taken for general education credit, it is primarily designed for majors. Prerequisite: ENG-1400 Composition. LIT-3090 Literary Research and Recovery–Sp 3 hours This course will introduce students to current trends in literary scholarship that emphasize the (re)discovery, evaluation, and recovery of formerly marginalized writers and genres. The course could include, but is not limited to, an introduction to primary research related to 19th and early 20th-century periodicals, literary biographies, literary bibliographies, and original manuscripts or previously published texts maintained in the Cedarville University archives. Prerequisite: ENG-1400 Composition. (odd years) LIT-3100 3 hours Contemporary Young Adult Literature–Sp A study of contemporary young adult literature, addressing issues of interpretation, analysis, and personal response with an emphasis on literature that reflects a diversity of gender, race, and ethnicity. Prerequisite: ENG-1400 Composition. LIT-3170 3 hours Studies in American Literature: 1820–1865–Sp Intensive study of American authors who wrote within the historical context of years 1820–1865. Authors may include Emerson, Thoreau, Fuller, Whitman, Dickinson, Douglass, Jacobs, Stowe, Poe, Hawthorne, Melville, and others. Prerequisite: ENG1400 Composition. (even years) LIT-3180 3 hours Studies in American Literature: 1865–1914–Sp Intensive study of American authors who wrote within the historical context of the years 1865–1914. Authors may include Twain, Howells, James, Wharton, Hopkins, Jewett, Freeman, Chesnutt, Crane, Johnson, DuBuis, Wells, Dreiser, Norris, Alcott, Zitkala-Sa, and others. Prerequisite: ENG-1400 Composition. (odd years) 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. Upper-level literature courses cannot be used as a substitution for the general education literature requirement. Prerequisite: ENG-1400 Composition. 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: ENG-1400 Composition. (odd years) LIT-3320 Renaissance Literature–Sp 3 hours A study of Metaphysicals, Milton, and other selected Renaissance writers. Prerequisite: ENG-1400 Composition. (odd years) LIT-3350 Shakespeare–Fa 3 hours Representative comedies, history plays, tragedies, and sonnets. Prerequisite: ENG-1400 Composition. LIT-3380 Contemporary British Literature–Fa 3 hours Study of representative and significant 20th century British writers, especially those reflective of modern ideologies. Prerequisite: ENG-1400 Composition. (even years) LIT-3400 3 hours Contemporary Studies in World Literature–Fa 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: ENG-1400 Composition. (even years) LIT-3420 American Novel–Sp 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: ENG-1400 Composition. (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. Prerequisite: ENG-1400 Composition. (odd years) LIT-3460 Contemporary East Asian Literature–Fa 3 hours This course introduces students to contemporary literature from East Asia focusing primarily on works in translation from China, Japan, and Korea. Prerequisite: ENG-1400 Composition. (odd years) LIT-3510 Modern American Literature–Fa 3 hours Study of major American authors of the 20th century. Prerequisite: ENG-1400 Composition. (odd years) 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: ENG-1400 Composition. (odd years) LIT-3530 Graphic Novel–Fa 3 hours This course will focus on the emerging literary form of the graphic novel. Students will be introduced to the history and development of sequential art as well as the narrative techniques and conventions used in graphic novels, manga, bandes dessinees. Students will read a broad selection of representative works. Upper-level literature courses cannot be used as a substitution for the general education literature requirement. Prerequisites:ENG-1400 Composition; major status or permission of the instructor. (even years) Page 272 2024–25 Undergraduate Academic Catalog Course Descriptions LIT-2300 – LIT-3530
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