ENG 252 - British Literature After 1800

Course Description

  • Prerequisite: "C" or higher in ENG 100 OR placement in ENG 209-260

Study of major British works from 1800 to the present

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of ENG 252, the student will be able to:

  • Demonstrate knowledge of poetry, prose and drama by writers from a different culture and era, in this case, with British literary works written after 1800.
  • Read each work in depth, that is, as a unique interaction of ideas, emotions, literary devices and structures.
  • Recognize and use key literary terms when they discuss or write about literature.
  • Develop an awareness of the various genres of literature so that in the future he or she might make more sense out of literary works he or she encounter in the future.
  • Place each literary work against the social/historical/cultural background from which it developed.
  • Find commonalties between their own culture/era and the recurrent interests /problems addressed by British writers of much earlier periods.
  • Express ideas and conclusions orally and in writing, through class discussions, essays and examinations.