ENG 254 - World Literature After 1600

Course Description

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

Study of representative works of Oriental, European, and American literature from 1600 to present.

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of ENG 254, the student will be able to:

  • Understand the development of literature from East to West from the Renaissance to the present.
  • Be familiar with literature by writers from different eras and cultures.
  • Appreciate literature and relate the literature to the history, philosophy, and art of the time.
  • Recognize key literary terms and use them in discussions, tests, journals, and academic papers.
  • Critically analyze individual works of literature and write well-organized, correctly documented, grammatically correct papers.