Twentieth Century Literature After 1945

All third-year English courses share the following features:

1. Students are presumed to have had first-year level instruction and experience in writing critical essays on literary subjects.
2. Students are required to read in the course subject area beyond the texts assigned by the instructor.
3. Students are required to incorporate into their oral and written coursework secondary source materials which may include biographical information, literary criticism or theory, unassigned texts by the author under study, relevant cultural or intellectual history, or other aesthetic works such as music or visual art.

Readings and topics vary with each instructor’s presentation of a course, but all course materials are consistent with the objectives and outcomes for this course.

Additionally, in English 3149 

1. students will read a selection of mid to late twentieth century texts, as well as theoretical/critical material relevant to the particular theme or focus;
2. areas of concentration and course content will vary with the instructor; these may include changes in poetic/narrative techniques and style after 1945, or the development and revision of literary themes during a particular period;
3. the texts chosen will be predominantly literary, but may include other artistic genres such as film, music, and visual art;
4. the texts chosen may have been produced originally in English or studied in translation.