ENG 240 - Milestones in Contemporary Literature

This course offers an exploration into some of the groundbreaking techniques used in contemporary literature. Selected works come from the genres of fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and screenplays by writers from different backgrounds and points of view. Special emphasis rests on the analysis of craft techniques that shape or redefine the aesthetic parameters of the written work. This course provides the opportunity to study contemporary literature through the dual processes of observation and imitation, to understand how specific writing techniques produce effective literature. Students are encouraged to study and duplicate–within the context of their own individual writing styles–the techniques employed successfully by published writers of contemporary literature.

Prerequisites: ENG 101 and ENG 117 or permission of the intructor

Course Typically Offered Fall

Credits: 3