ENG 104 Introduction to Fiction 3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr. Features critical analysis and appreciation of fiction through the reading of narratives originally written in English as well as works in translation. Employs chronological, genre, stylistic, or thematic approaches to content to introduce the short story, the novel or novella, and basic literary terminology and concepts. ENG 105 Introduction to Dramatic Literature 3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr. Features critical analysis and appreciation of drama from the classical Greek to contemporary periods written by an international range of playwrights. Introduces concepts and types of dramatic literature, including comedy and tragedy as well as the elements and conventions of drama as both a literary and performing art. ENG 106 Introduction to Poetry 3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr. Features critical analysis and appreciation of poetry originally written in English as well as works in translation by major poets from various cultural backgrounds. Introduces poetic terminology, concepts and principles, and explores a variety of the poetry’s structures and types. ENG 107 Introduction to World Literature 3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr. Features discussion and analysis of histories, stories, poems, and plays of the Western and non-Western world between 2000 B.C.E. and 1450. ENG 108 Introduction to World Literature 3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr. Features discussion and analysis of literary works of the Western and non-Western world between 1450-1850. ENG 109 Introduction to World Literature 3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr. Features discussion and analysis of literary works of the Western and non-Western world of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. ENG 201 Introduction to Shakespeare 3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr. Surveys selected Shakespearean tragedies, emphasizing dramatic structure, characterization, imagery, and theme. Uses critical essays to explore these plays and to provide background on the nature of tragedy. ENG 202 Introduction to Shakespeare 3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr. Surveys selected Shakespearean comedies, emphasizing dramatic structure, characterization, imagery, and theme. Uses critical essays to provide background on the nature of comedy. ENG 203 Introduction to Shakespeare 3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr. Surveys selected Shakespearean history plays, emphasizing dramatic structure, characterization, imagery, and theme. Uses critical essays to provide background on the nature of historical drama. ENG 204 Introduction to English Literature 3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr. Covers the development of English literature from its beginnings in the Anglo-Saxon period through the early Renaissance (to c.1600). Focuses on literary works as products of a historical period and on the analysis and interpretation of works. ENG 205 Introduction to English Literature 3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr. Covers the development of English literature from the time of Shakespeare (c. 1600) to the end of the 18th century. Focuses on literary works as products of a historical period and on the analysis and interpretation of works. ENG 206 Introduction to English Literature 3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr. Covers the development of English literature from late 18th century (Romanticism) to the late 20th century. Focuses on literary works as products of a historical period and on the analysis and interpretation of works. ENG 214 Literature of the Northwest 3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr. Studies fictional and non-fictional works by Northwest writers from the time of early exploration of the territory. Emphasizes the relationship between Northwest writing and the unique Northwest social, cultural, and physical environments. ENG 222 Images of Women in Literature 3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr. Focuses on the portrayal of the feminine in mythology, conventional images in Western literature, literature of non-Western cultures, or that of other groups within the Western world in relation to specific themes, or a combination of any of these. Students analyze and interpret images of women in the works of literature assigned. ENG 250 Introduction to Mythology and Folklore 3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr. Introduces folklore and some of its various forms: myths, legends, and folktales. Explores the nature and functions of folklore through examples from the classical world, from the native cultures of the Americas, and from at least one other area of the world. Also examines folklore in contemporary life. ENG 253 Introduction to American Literature 3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr. Focuses on the literature of the Native Americans, European explorers, settlers, chroniclers, missionaries, and American contributors to the character of a new nation, the United States of America from 1492-1800. Genres include story, chant, journal, letter, report, biography, autobiography, chronicle, narrative, dictionary, satire, poetry, song, sermon, novel, drama, essay, and political document. ENG 254 Introduction to American Literature 3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr. Focuses on the literature of the 19th Century, with attention given to the themes and issues of slavery, abolition, Native American and women’s rights, the Civil War, westward expansion, and industrial and urban growth. Genres studied include journal, narrative, speech, poetry, short story, novel, and essay. ENG 255 Introduction to American Literature 3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr. Focuses on the literature of the 20th Century, with attention given to the eras and events of the World Wars, American-European interconnections, modernism, the decade of the twenties (including the Harlem Renaissance), the Depression, post-World War II issues and realities, the Cold War with the Soviet Union, the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War, the Sixties, environmentalism, post-modern and contemporary life, multiculturalism, and global perspectives. Genres studied are poetry, short story, novel, drama, essay, and lyrics. ENG 256 African-American Literature 3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr. Surveys the literature of the African-American people, including the influence of African origins, oral tradition, the diaspora, slavery, the post-Civil War era, the Harlem Renaissance, the civil rights movement, and recent and contemporary periods. Focuses on oral and written texts representing interests, aspirations, and experiences of African-Americans. Includes a selection of works taken from slave narratives, early literary publications, novels, short stories, poems, autobiographies, and plays. Uses a chronological or thematic approach. ENG 257 Native American Literature 3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr. Introduces formal written and oral literatures by Native Americans through a wide variety of texts from different tribes, regions, and individual authors. Examines world views and major thematic currents of Native American literatures; distinctive characteristics of Native American writing; characteristics it shares with Euro-American writing; and characteristics of oral literature. ENG 258 Latin American Literature 3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr. Features reading and analysis of works by Latin American writers from a wide range of countries, races, and classes, giving attention to literary styles, historical background, and the unique voices and perspectives of authors from this region. Uses a chronological, regional, or thematic approach. ENG 260 Introduction to Women Writers 3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr. Focuses on the achievements and perspectives of women writers through critical analysis of their literary works and literary strategies. Uses a chronological, stylistic, or thematic approach. ENG 261 Introduction to Science Fiction 3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr. Features exposure to and analysis of science fiction through the reading of representative works that explore the history and typology of this literary genre. Uses a chronological, thematic, or stylistic approach. ENG 263 Introduction to Detective Fiction 3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr. Focuses on the genre of detective fiction, its history, and conventions through reading and critical analysis of representative works and authors. Uses a chronological, thematic, or stylistic approach. ENG 269 Environmental Literature 3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr. Introduces environmental literature, which addresses the relationship between human beings and the natural world, as well as the place of humans in the natural world. Includes a focus on not only human interaction with pristine wilderness, but also with cityscapes and toxic environments. Uses chronological, regional, or thematic approaches to current issues in the field. Introduces ecocriticism as an interpretive tool that includes attention to issues of environmental justice. Explores the link between environmental problems and economic and social justices. Uses critical reading, field trips, discussion, reflective writing, and critical writing in order to explore how our understanding of the natural environment has been socially constructed and how these constructions both benefit and burden particular groups. Explores the relationship between literature and social action.