ENL2012

The student will become acquainted with major works of British literature, which deal with universal concepts and viewpoints.

The student will learn to relate the social, religious, and political environment of a period to the literature of that period.

The student will learn to read for ideas that have universal value and to recognize these ideas in current life and literature.

The student will study major literary works and their authors selected from the Old English period through the Age of Enlightenment.

The student will learn to recognize and apply basic critical terminology.

The student will write subjective interpretations of specific literary works.

The student will research and create definitive documented papers on assigned literary subjects.

The student will prepare for advanced literary study through synthesis of background materials and reading of the literature.