ENG 109 - World Literature: Enlightenment to Modern

4 Credit(s)

Prerequisite(s): WR 115 or designated placement.

Course Description: Provides a survey of important works of literature representing the 17th century Ottoman Empire, the Enlightenment in Europe, Romanticism in Europe and America, popular art in pre-modern Japan, 19th century realism, and twentieth century literature in a global context. Fulfills cultural literacy requirement within the Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer degree (AAOT).

Course Level: Lower Division Collegiate

Course Learning Outcomes:

CLO#1: Summarize and explain the influence of significant texts from the 16th through 21st century. (ILO: Communication)
CLO#2: Explain how historical and social contexts influence literary expression.
CLO#3: Explain how race, gender, time, and place shape a given text.