Students will learn about Modernist literature by studying major works, artists, aesthetics, politics, and the many schools of art of the period covered under the umbrella term “Modernism,” a highly experimental period from roughly 1890 to 1940. Students will examine fundamental aspects of Modernist aesthetics, culture, politics, and psychology exhibited in styles such as Post-Expressionism, Cubism, Dada, Expressionism, Abstraction, and Surrealism. Students will explore prose and/or other global cultures through short stories, novellas, essays, and novels.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 and ENG 102

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