LIT
English Literature
LIT 110IH INTRO TO LIT LIT 201 INTRODUCTION TO LITERARY STUDIES LIT 214D REGIONAL LIT LIT 233 CLASSICAL FNDTNS OF LIT LIT 240 BIBLE AS LIT LIT 285D MYTHOLOGIES LIT 300 LITERARY CRITICISM LIT 308 MULTICULTURAL LITERATURE LIT 310 EARLY AMERICAN LIT LIT 311 19TH CENTURY AMER LIT LIT 323 BRIT/OLD/MID ENGL LIT LIT 324 16TH/17TH CTRY BRIT LIT LIT 325 REST/18TH CTRY BRIT LIT LIT 326 19TH CENTURY BRITISH LIT LIT 335 WOMEN & LIT LIT 337 ORAL TRADITIONS LIT 371 20TH CTRY BRIT/AMER LIT LIT 372 CONTEMP BRIT/AMER LIT LIT 382 LIT FOR CHILDREN/ADOLESCENTS LIT 431RH STUDIES IN MAJOR AUTHOR/S LIT 437 STUDIES IN GENRES LIT 438 STUDIES IN LITERARY TOPICS LIT 440 STUDIES IN WORLD LIT LIT 473RH STUDIES IN SHAKESPEARE LIT 494RH SEMINAR:RESEARCH ISSUES
LIT 110IH INTRO TO LIT
F,S 3 cr. RCT 3
-- Introduction to basic concepts including but not limited to: plot,
character, theme, symbol, and the primary literary modes of poetry,
fiction, and drama. Students will be introduced to terms through a standard
handbook which should accommodate all future English courses.
LIT 201 INTRODUCTION TO LITERARY STUDIES
F,S 3 cr. SEM 3
-- This writing-intensive introduction to the English major will prepare
students for advanced study in literature by providing them with the
foundational skills of literary analysis, literary theory, disciplinary
methodologies, and close readings of literary texts.
LIT 214D REGIONAL LIT
F,S 3 cr. RCT 3
-- Examination of American literary regions in the context of critical
multiculturalism. Analyzes topics such as the development of local color
writing, borderlands/transnational studies, and the concept of the frontier
as contact zone. May focus on a specific regional literature or adopt
a comparative approach.
LIT 233 CLASSICAL FNDTNS OF LIT
S 3 cr. LEC 3
-- Study of the literature of Classical Greece and Rome and how this
tradition has influenced subsequent literature.
LIT 240 BIBLE AS LIT
F 3 cr. LEC 3
-- Study of the Bible and related texts and how this tradition has influenced
subsequent literature.
LIT 285D MYTHOLOGIES
F,S 3 cr. RCT 3
-- The study of specific cultural mythologies to explore the nature,
function, and theory of myth.
LIT 300 LITERARY CRITICISM
F,S 3 cr. RCT 3
PREREQUISITE: LIT 201.
-- Historical survey of principles, problems, and strategies of literary
criticism.
LIT 308 MULTICULTURAL LIT
S 3 cr. RCT 3
PREREQUISITE: LIT 201.
-- Designed specifically for English Education students. Focuses on
literature by American minorities, women, and ethnic subcultures. Includes
young adult literature, popular literature, and the work of one or more
Montana Native American writers.
LIT 310 EARLY AMERICAN LIT
S alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. RCT 3
PREREQUISITE: LIT 201.
-- Intensive studies in early American literature, with attention to
development of a distinct national literature and culture.
LIT 311 19TH CENTURY AMER LIT
F alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. RCT 3
PREREQUISITE: LIT 201.
-- Intensive studies in selected literary works by 19th-century American
writers, with attention to historical context, particularly America's
evolving national culture.
LIT 323 BRIT/OLD/MID ENGLISH
LIT
F alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. RCT 3
PREREQUISITE: LIT 201.
-- Intensive studies in selected Old English and/or Medieval literary
works, with attention to historical and cultural context.
LIT 324 16TH/17TH CTRY BRIT LIT
F alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. RCT 3
PREREQUISITE: LIT 201.
-- Intensive studies in selected literary works of the 16th and 17th
centuries, with attention to historical and cultural context.
LIT 325 REST/18TH CTRY BRIT LIT
S alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. RCT 3
PREREQUISITE: LIT 201.
-- Intensive studies in selected literary works by writers of the Restoration
period and 18th-century England, with attention to historical and cultural
context.
LIT 326 19TH CENTURY BRITISH
LIT
S alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. RCT 3
PREREQUISITE: LIT 201.
-- Intensive studies in selected literary works by 19th-century British
writers, with attention to historical and cultural context.
LIT 335 WOMEN & LIT
F alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. RCT 3
PREREQUISITE: LIT 201.
-- A study of the relationship between women and literature, with some
attention to feminist approaches to critical interpretation.
LIT 337 ORAL TRADITIONS
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: LIT 201.
-- An examination of oral poetic/story traditions with emphasis on theory
and primary materials. Students will be expected to make oral presentations
based on class research.
LIT 371 20TH CTRY BRIT/AMER LIT
F alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. RCT 3
PREREQUISITE: LIT 201.
-- Intensive study of selected English literary works by British and
American authors, and in various genres written between the end of the
19th century and World War II, with attention to historical and cultural
contexts and current literary trends and issues.
LIT 372 CONTEMP BRIT/AMER LIT
S alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. RCT 3
PREREQUISITE: LIT 201.
-- Intensive studies in English literary works by British and American
authors and in various genres written since World War II with attention
to historical and cultural contexts and current literary trends and
issues.
LIT 382 LIT FOR CHILDREN/ADOLESCENTS
F alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. RCT 3
PREREQUISITE: LIT 201.
-- Studies in selected literary works for children and young adults.
The course may focus on genres, authors, themes, and/or critical approaches.
LIT 431RH STUDIES IN MAJOR AUTHOR/S
F 3 cr. LEC 3 Maximum 6 cr.
PREREQUISITE: LIT 201 and at least one other literature course.
-- Intensive study in the works, biography, and criticism of a particular
author.
LIT 437 STUDIES IN GENRES
F alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. RCT 3 Maximum 6 cr.
PREREQUISITE: LIT 201 and at least one other literature course.
-- Intensive study of a single genre, such as the epic, novel, poem,
dream vision, hypertext, or the idea of "genre" itself. Selection
and approach will vary with each offering.
LIT 438 STUDIES IN LITERARY TOPICS
F 3 cr. LEC 3 Maximum 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: LIT 201 and at least one other literature course.
-- Provides an in-depth, rigorous analysis of current trends in literary
scholarship. Organized around a specific theme, this course will expose
students to new groups of literary works that cut across traditional
historical, national, or generic boundaries.
LIT 440 STUDIES IN WORLD LIT
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: LIT 201 and at least one other literature course.
-- Selected literary works in translation from non-English cultures
and/or from English speaking cultures outside the United States and
Britain.
LIT 473RH STUDIES IN SHAKESPEARE
S 3 cr. RCT 3
PREREQUISITE: LIT 201 and at least one other literature course.
-- Studies in selected Shakespearean works, drawn from tragedies, comedies,
histories, romances, and poetry. Development of Shakespeare's philosophy,
poetics, and dramaturgy in the context of the Renaissance.
LIT 494RH SEMINAR: RESEARCH ISSUES
F,S 3 cr. RCT 3
PREREQUISITE: Senior standing. Consent of instructor.
-- Senior capstone course for literature majors. Integration and assessment
of students' cumulative experiences as English literature majors through
specific seminar-style research issues which vary with each offering.
Restricted entry.
