ENL3004 The Literary Canon: How to Read Great Books (FOART)

Semester 2 (ONC)Toowoomba (EXT)Toowoomba

Units 1.0 (Literature) Band 1

Pre-requisite: 3 courses of Literature

Synopsis

This course provides students with a range of strategies for reading 'great books'. A number of celebrated English literary texts will be examined in terms of their sophistication and value, framed within the context of historical debates about the cultural importance of Classic Literature and the social and political functions of an English literary canon.