{"id":590,"date":"2017-07-05T09:58:30","date_gmt":"2017-07-05T13:58:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eckerd.edu\/literature\/?page_id=590"},"modified":"2025-12-09T10:43:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T15:43:39","slug":"why-literature-at-eckerd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eckerd.edu\/literature\/why-literature-at-eckerd\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Literature at Eckerd?"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” top_padding=”48″ overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” width=”1\/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\n

Why Literature at Eckerd?<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”32″][vc_column_text]\n

A Range of Literary Art<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”32″][vc_column_text]The Literature Major and Minor at Eckerd College encourage students to encounter a broad range of literary art, from ancient Greek tragedy to modern European fiction, from American poetry to contemporary literary theory.<\/p>\n

By creating, experiencing, and studying literature, we come to understand some of the most powerful ways human beings perceive, know, share, and influence the world. The study of literature draws on its rich history as a branch of the humanities, seeking student development and mastery of vital skills\u2014reading, writing, speaking, critical analysis, aesthetic judgment\u2014that form the basis for virtually any career or profession.<\/p>\n

We regularly offer courses in poetry, fiction, and drama of all periods from English, American, and world literary traditions. Students have the opportunity to take survey courses covering major periods in literary history as well as courses focusing on major writers such as Shakespeare or Faulkner.<\/p>\n

Drawing on their individual interests and research, the literature faculty add a range of special topics courses, including:<\/p>\n