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ENG 430A

Major Figures in British Literature

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelUpper Division
Average gradeA-
StandardRepeatable up to 6 credits

Overview

Description

Undergraduate seminar on one or two authors, e.g., Pope and Boswell; Johnson and Dryden.

Requirements

Prerequisites

  • Junior or Senior standing
ENG 303
Original catalog text

Prerequisites

Junior or Senior standing OR ENG 303.

Units

Lecture3

Catalog Details

Offering

Offered: Every Fall

Terms

fall

Restrictions

Junior or Senior standing

Attributes

StandardRepeatable up to 6 credits

Learning Outcomes

  • write lucid, well-constructed arguments analyzing and interpreting texts.
  • analyze literary works in their cultural and historical contexts.
  • display working knowledge of the canon of the relevant major British author(s), including an understanding of the traditions in which the author(s) operated and of the contributions made by the author(s).
  • analyze and discuss the generic and formal features of the key texts of the relevant author(s), and will be able to explain the relationship between those texts and the contexts in which they were written.