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Jan 15, 2025
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2021-2022 Hill Book (Class of 2025) [ARCHIVED HILL BOOK]
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ENG 100/139 - ”Getting the Joke”: Satire and Sentimentality (Core/First-Year Seminar)Three or Four Credits
Offered Periodically
In this course, we’ll read short works and excerpts of canonical Western literature in their social, historical, and literary contexts in order to “get the joke.” Through careful reading and close analysis, students will explore intersections of satire and sentimentality in both their literary and colloquial contexts. Be forewarned: very often, the joke will be on us.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): ENG 139 is a First-Year Seminar and open to First-Year Students only.
General Education Attribute(s): ENG 100, for 3-credits, fulfills the Literature Cornerstone.
ENG 139, for 4-credits, fulfills the First-Year Seminar and Literature Cornerstone.
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