Recent ProfessorsNot yet assignedRecent SemestersNo scheduled sections on recordClass SizeNot publishedCredits4PrerequisiteEnglish C1000 or English C1000H (formerly English 1A or English 1AH) Transfers ToCSUDescriptionEnglish41exploresthemes,authors,orgenresthrough closereadings,contextualapproaches,interpretations,andcritical evaluations to promote appreciation and critical understanding of the diverse cultural, historical, and aesthetic qualities of literature. The subject will vary with the instructor (for example, the instructor may choose a thematic organization such as Rites of Passage in the American Consciousness or The Detective as Hero; focus on a particular author such as Emily Dickinson or Carlos Fuentes; or focus on a genre such as popular literature or science fiction). 