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Five British Authors

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
1/27/25 - 5/14/25
TuTh 12:30p.m. – 1:45p.m.		 McCormack M02-0206 3 $1984 (guest students)
Date
1/27/25 - 5/14/25
Time
TuTh 12:30p.m. – 1:45p.m.
Location
McCormack M02-0206
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$1984 (guest students)

Description

This course engages deeply with a small number of British texts spanning more than five centuries. Serving as an introduction to humanistic and literary studies, the course considers how these texts, written in both prose and verse, reflect, shape, and/or critique the dominant values of their ages. The course takes up such questions as what is literature and what makes it British? How do these texts engage with the history, dialects (early, modern, and contemporary), and fluidity of the English language? How do these works register and respond to the rise and decline of the British empire? How does the changing multiracial and multiethnic composition of Britain impact its literature over time? In order to address these questions and others, the course offers instruction in analytical reading and writing.

Prerequisites

ENGL 101 or 102

This course is closed for registration.

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Course Details

Session

Regular Academic Session

Class Dates

1/27/2025 - 5/14/2025

Location

McCormack M02-0206

Enrolled / Capacity

10 / 25

Status

Closed

Instructor

Elizabeth Fay

Tuition*

$1984 (guest students)

* The tuition estimate is based on minimum, single-course cost to a new student who is a Massachusetts resident and not enrolled in a multi-course program. State residency, online/in person modality, and matriculation to a degree program may affect cost.

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