GNED 3201

(3 credits) 3 hours lecture This course examines one of the masterworks of literature that has had great and lasting influence, both because of its literary merit and because it provides great insight into the society and times in which it is set: it has become, literally, a reading of its world. While “a thousand pages” is meant symbolically, many of these works are substantial; however, a true liberal education entails a conversancy with such books. One text will be the locus of study in each section, aided by supporting sources generally from the same period.