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Academic Year 2001/2002

Eighteenth-Century Laughter
ENGL 108 SP

This course will trace the use of humor and laughter in eighteenth-century literature across three genres: poetry, drama, and prose. We will consider the rhetorical value of humor, the variations in humor between genres, and the changing nature of laughter over the century.

MAJOR READINGS

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: NONE    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Santesso,Aaron   

Times: ...W.F. 01:10PM-02:30PM;     Location: FISK305

Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 19)

SR. major: X   Jr. major: X

SR. non-major: X   Jr. non-major: X   SO: X   FR: 19

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal:    Speaking, Writing

FYI:    First Year Initiative:Special Initiative

Last Updated on MAR-19-2002

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