HNR-385 Great Texts in Context II

This course explores the writings of the major authors of world literature from 1600 CE to the present. By analyzing key literary texts from the Age of Enlightenment through the Twentieth Century, students will learn about the nature and character of the theological/philosophical narratives that shaped these periods of literature. Students will also investigate how each of these major literary periods answers the following questions: What is truth? What is humanity? What is the Good Life? and Who is our neighbor? Utilizing elements and methodologies of both Old and New Historicism, students will author papers that compare and contrast the literary and philosophical assumptions of the various literary periods studied in the course to Christianity. Corequisite: HNR-380

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This course explores the writings of the major authors of world literature from 1600 CE to the present. By analyzing key literary texts from the Age of Enlightenment through the Twentieth Century, students will learn about the nature and character of the theological/philosophical narratives that shaped these periods of literature. Students will also investigate how each of these major literary periods answers the following questions: What is truth? What is humanity? What is the Good Life? and Who is our neighbor? Utilizing elements and methodologies of both Old and New Historicism, students will author papers that compare and contrast the literary and philosophical assumptions of the various literary periods studied in the course to Christianity. Prerequisites: HNR-280 and HNR-285. Corequisite: HNR-380