A general literature course for non-majors, ENGL 180 seeks to encourage life-long reading through appreciation of literary language and form. The course will emphasize examination and comparison of literary genres, structure and form in fiction and poetry, and close literary analysis (point of view, plot, setting, characterization, diction, imagery, metaphor and symbol, theme, etc.). In addition, the course will place a particular topic or sub-genre in the context of pertinent historical and cultural settings, while examining categorical assumptions about 'popular' and 'serious' literary treatments. Recent course offerings include: 'Folktale, Myth, Legends, and Fable,' 'Sherlock Holmes and Victorian Detective Fiction,' '21st-Century Young Adult Literature,' 'Illinois Authors,' and 'Pithy, Punchy,and Paunchy:Detective Fiction.' Satisfies the General Education requirement for 'Beauty and Meaning in Works of Art component. Prerequisite: ENGL110. May be repeated only with the permission of the instructor. (.5 - One course.)
- Teacher: Kevin Roberts