Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 3B · CSU GE Area C2DescriptionENG 008 surveys British literature from the late eighteenth century to contemporary British and postcolonial texts. Explores the historical, political, and social contexts of the works and the major themes which reflect and/or critique the social assumptions of the times. Besides fostering an understanding of works essential to western culture, the course examines how these works are still influential and relevant to contemporary thought and culture. 