The last class for this course is Tuesday. August 19th. We will finish our reading and discussion of Oedipus and King. The final quiz will be available from 9:00m Monday, August 18th through midnight Tuesday, August 19th. I know this 5-week course was not easy. Congratulations to all those who […]
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Welcome to Week 5 of our course. This week (and next Tuesday), we will be exploring one of the great tragedies of Western literature, Oedipus the King, a Ancient Greek drama which raises powerful questions about free will and fate. I’m sure you will be intrigued by the complicated character […]
Welcome to Week 4 of our course. This week will begin a segment on Poetry. We’ll be exploring the themes and structure of Shakespearean and Italian sonnets, as well as lyric, dramatic, and narrative poetry. Quiz 4 is due Sunday, August 10th.
Welcome to Week 3. This week we will be exploring the genre of fairytales. We will be reading several works centered on the Snow White Story, including the fairytale “Little Snow White” by the Brothers Grimm, the poem “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” by Anne Sexton, and an. excerpt […]
Welcome to Week 2 of our intensive five-week course.. This week we will be reading a number of short stories and a poem. “Salvation” by Langston Hughes and “Araby” are two coming-of-age stories. We will also be reading a selection of short works from the 19th Century, which feature women […]
Welcome to Week 1 of ENG 201 Introduction to Literature. This is an intensive course that will be completed in five weeks from Thursday, July 17 – Tuesday, August 19. Mandatory weekly Zoom meetings are on Tuesday and Thursday from 12:00 pm. to 1:40 pm. Be aware that you will […]
