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Winter 2021
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| ENG 194 - Literature of Comedy |
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Associated Term:
Winter 2021
Learning Objectives: Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able to: 1. Distinguish between connotation and denotation and demonstrate how the connotative language helps shape major points of a literary text (poem, story, play) 2. Demonstrate an understanding of the genre of comedy and its developments historically as well as within varying cultural contexts. 3. Demonstrate an awareness of the functioning of the formal elements of literature -- character, plot, setting, imagery, symbol, point of view, irony, metaphor, and tone. 4. Demonstrate the capability to examine multiple points of view relating to gender and culture, and not only to embrace contrasting "truths", but to see that such multiplicity of perspectives is germane to the genre of comedy. 5. Demonstrate an understanding of the different elements of comedy itself, including, but not limited to theory of laughter, humor, satire, farce, creation of community, and healing. 6. Demonstrate an ability to contribute to collaborative learning projects and small group discussions. 7. Demonstrate understanding of literary proof as the basis of supporting a literary interpretation. 8. Understand that literary interpretation, while subject to the need for valid proof, is also open-ended and creative. 9. Demonstrate ability to use interpretive frameworks to investigate contextual meaning of literature. Required Materials: Technical Requirements: |
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