ENGL 040 - Survey of English Literature I

    Recent Professors
    Erin Farmer
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026
    Class Size
    35 students
    Credits
    3
    Prerequisite
    ENGL C1000 or ENGL 001E
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 3B · CSU GE Area C2
    Description
    General Education: SCC: Area 3; Cal-GETC: Area 3B A study of major works of British authors from the Anglo- Saxon period through the Eighteenth Century, in poetry, prose, and drama. The course focuses on the development of a literature in English and explores how this literature responds to and shapes its historical and cultural context. It introduces students to the use of critical theory in the analysis of literature.