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ENG 221 English Literature I

Credits: (3)
A critical and historical survey of English literature from Beowulf up to the Romantic Age. Although the literature is presented historically, the central emphasis of the course is on the works themselves. Prerequisite(s): ENG 103  and ENG 104 .

SUNY Gen Ed Area(s): Humanities
Designation(s): Liberal Arts

Learning Outcomes
  1. Make and defend judgments about English Literature from Beowulf up to the Romantic Age.
  2. Critically analyze text(s) in writing.
  3. Use literary terminology and/or theory correctly.
  4. Identify, describe and analyze connections between literary texts and the artistic, social, political, aesthetic, and/or cultural history of the period in which it was produced.