MCCCD Program Description

Survey of English Literature Before 1800

Course: ENH221

First Term: 2025 Fall

Lecture 3.0 Credit(s) 3.0 Period(s) 3.0 Load
Subject Type: Academic
Load Formula: S - Standard Load

Description: Emphasizes the social and political backgrounds as well as the form and content of English literature from Anglo-Saxon times to the end of the eighteenth century.

MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Identify major influences (such as social, economic, political, etc) contributing to the change and development of English literature. (I-IV) 2. Identify characteristics of major literary movements within English literature: the Middle Ages, the Sixteenth Century, the Seventeenth Century; Restoration and the Eighteenth Century. (I-IV) 3. Analyze the works of individual authors (within the backgrounds and movements). (I-IV) 4. Identify characteristics of these works with regard to content and form. (I-IV) 5. Analyze major influences (such as social, economic, political, etc) contributing to the change and development of English literature. (I-V) 6. Analyze characteristics of major literary movements within English literature: the Middle Ages, the Sixteenth Century, Restoration and the Eighteenth Century. (I-V) 7. Identify major characteristics of English prosody. (V)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.

MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. The Middle Ages A. Background influences 1. Social 2. Economic 3. Political B. Literary movements C. Major works of literature 1. Form 2. Content II. Sixteenth Century A. Background influences 1. Social 2. Economic 3. Political B. Literary movements C. Major works of literature 1. Form 2. Content III. Seventeenth Century A. Background influences 1. Social 2. Economic 3. Political B. Literary movements C. Major works of literature 1. Form 2. Content IV. Restoration and Eighteenth Century A. Background influences 1. Social 2. Economic 3. Political B. Literary movements C. Major works of literature 1. Form 2. Content V. Prosody A. Meter B. Musical conventions C. Verse forms D. Characteristic structures E. Imagery F. Other rhetorical devices G. Diction H. Syntax

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: October 29, 2024

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