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Literature Major/Minor
LITERATURE The literature major offers a broad survey of great writing from English, American, and world contexts, combined with the opportunity to study selected genres, periods, and authors in depth. Students who major in literature work closely with literary texts, developing competencies in analysis, interpretation, imaginative and critical thinking, and research. At the same time, they are regularly challenged to hone their skills in reading, writing, speaking, and discussion. Many successfully pursue double majors or minors in closely related disciplines such as Classics, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Creative Writing, Theater, and Modern Languages, and go on to graduate, professional, and law schools as well as to a wide variety of careers.
Students must have a Mentor from among the full-time literature faculty, normally chosen by the Junior year, and must take a minimum of ten literature (LI) courses, including at least one course from each of the five areas below. Four of the LI-designated courses must be at the 300 level or higher. Two of the ten required courses may be chosen from a list of literature-related offerings from other disciplines, approved by the discipline coordinator each year. To complete the major, students must take LI 498, the comprehensive examination in Literature. In exceptional cases, students who have established their proficiency in literature may be invited to write a Senior thesis in place of the comprehensive examination.
For a minor in literature, students take five courses which bear the LI designation. Three must be Eckerd College courses, and two LI courses must be 300 level or higher. A Writing Workshop course may be substituted for one of these courses.
Students wishing to double major in literature and creative writing must fulfill the requirements for both majors, but all LI courses may count toward both majors.
Courses in each required area will be offered regularly. A sample list of courses in each area is provided below.
Choose at least one course from each area below. Specific courses offered will vary from year to year, and additional courses may fulfill area requirements as announced by the discipline:
AREA 1: ENGLISH LITERATURE PRE-1800
LI 235H Introduction to Shakespeare
LI 238H English Literature I: To 1800
LI 303H 18th Century British Literature
LI 308H Poetry of Shakespeare's Age
LI 327 Chaucer to Shakespeare
LI 425 Seminar on Shakespeare
AREA 2: ENGLISH LITERATURE POST-1800
LI 239H English Literature II
LI 319H 19th Century British Poetry
LI 320H Modern British Poetry
LI 322H Modern British Fiction
LI 435 T.S. Eliot: Poetry/Prose
AREA 3: AMERICAN LITERATURE
LI 221H American Literature I
LI 222H American Literature II
LI 228H The American Short Story
LI 241H Major American Novels
LI 325H Modern American Poetry
LI 381H Contemporary American Fiction
LI 382H Contemporary American Poetry
LI 403H American Fiction Since 1950
AREA 4: COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
LI 212H Introduction to Comparative Literature
LI 214H Literature and Women
LI 236H History of Drama I
LI 237H History of Drama II
LI 244G Postcolonial Literature
LI 281H Rise of the Novel
LI 282H The Modern Novel
LI 329H Literature, Myth, and Cinema
LI 340H Literature and Art of the Great War
LI 344H Literature, Art, & Ideas: 1850-1950
LI 348H Literature after Auschwitz
LI 372 Tragedy and Comedy
AREA 5: LITERARY CRITICISM
LI335H Critical Methods: Plato-Postmodernism
LI 361 Literary Criticism
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