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ENG 459 - Contemporary British Literature

Readings from contemporary British writers such as Auden, Orwell, Beckett, Pinter, Spark, Lessing, Stevie Smith, Murdoch, Dylan Thomas, Seamus Heaney, and Hugh MacDiarmid. Studies the various traditions that have emerged since the advent of modernism and their place in the English tradition. Examines the concepts of “modernism” and “postmodernism,” in particular.

General Education Requirements: Satisfies the General Education Ethics and Writing Intensive Requirements.

Prerequisites: 6 hours of literature or permission.

Course Typically Offered: Alternate Years

Credits: 3