LIT 20 - SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE TO 1776

    Recent Professors
    D. deRoulet, D. Caputo
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023
    Class Size
    30–45 students
    Difficulty
    4.9Moderateout of 10
    Credits
    3
    Prerequisite
    Eligibility for college-level composition (C-ID ENGL 100) as determined by college assessment or other appropriate method
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of LIT 20
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 3B · CSU GE Area C2
    Description
    This course offers a general introduction to and survey of the history of literature written in the British Isles from the pre-Norman period to the American Revolution. Emphasis is placed on major (influential or otherwise significant) texts and authors; intellectual and historical contexts within which literary works arose; the development of literary traditions, conventions, and genres; and the emergence of a "national" literature. C-ID: ENGL 160
    Usually Held
    Mon Wed 11:00am–12:15pm, Mon Wed 11:30am–12:45pm, Mon Wed 9:30am–10:45am, Tue Thu 10:30am–11:45am