ENGLISH 239 - Women in Literature

    Recent Professors
    Raeanna Gleason
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2027
    Class Size
    Not published
    Difficulty
    5.4Moderateout of 10
    Credits
    3
    Prerequisite
    ENGL C1000 or ENGLISH 101Z or E.S.L 110.
    Spring 2027 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 3B · CSU GE Area C2
    Description
    This course acquaints students with the work of women writers, historical and contemporary, who have made inportant contributions to literature. Writers to be read include Wollstonecraft, Woolf, Chopin, Austen, and Cather, among others. Students are expected to write critical essays and a research paper that examine the predominate themes in path-breaking literature by and (to a lesser extent) about women, as well as the various archetypes, images, roles, and statuses of women. Special attention is devoted to traditional literary analysis and interpretation of primary texts throught the lens of the various schools of literary criticism.
    Usually Held
    Tue Thu 10:35am–12:00pm