Introduces key concepts for understanding major developments in modern literature. Readings in poetry, drama and fiction from varying traditions, designed to motivate an interest in some of the most engaging, and challenging, works of our time. Topics vary by instructor. For Fall 2020: Modern lives: Turning Points. Explores narratives from the long twentieth century (1890-now) that present initiations or moments of recognition in characters' lives. Authors include Oscar Wilde, James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, Elizabeth Bowen, George Orwell, Truman Capote, Angela Carter, Alison Bechdel. Carries humanities divisional credit in CAS. In the 2018-19 Academic year, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Writing- Intensive Course. In the 19-20 academic year, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Ethical Reasoning, Aesthetic Exploration.

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