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Course Outline
ENGL 256
Literature of the American West
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| Credits: 5 |
Clock Hours per Quarter: 50
AA Discipline: [Humanities]
Lecture Hours:50
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Description
Examines the Western experience and mythology in Literature. Formerly LIT 256. |
Intended Learning Outcomes
Identify the primary function of narrative in all literature; to craft a meaning and context for our lives
Demonstrate an understanding of the historical development of American Western Literature from 1850 through 1900, including the “penny dreadful” and “dime novel”
Explain in discussion and writing the unique characteristics of American Western Literature as a genre, including the role of the natural environment, the role of morality, and the persistence of the reluctant hero
Identify and describe the differences in approach to the genre by several classic American Western Literature authors (for example, Owen Wister, Zane Grey, and Walter Van Tilberg Clark)
Discuss and explain the recent developments in Western American Literature (for example in the work of Cormac McCarthy and Larry McMurty)
Discuss and explain the influence of the genre in selected television shows and full-length movies (for example, The Rifleman, Shane, and/or Silverado)
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*If fall quarter starts on an odd year (2003, 2005, etc.), it's Year One.
**If fall quarter starts on an even year (2002, 2004, etc.), it's Year Two.
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