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• LITR 236: Introduction to Latin American Literature

  3.00 Credits

  Bucks County Community College

  
  This course traces the development of Latin American Literature from the mid 20th century to the present through the examination of representative literary and historical/cultural texts from a diverse range of writers and perspectives.
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• LITR 246: Children's Literature

  3.00 Credits

  Bucks County Community College

  
  This course surveys the development of children's literature from oral folk tales through nursery rhymes, literary folk tales, modern fantasy, realistic fiction, and informational books. Students learn about poetry, prose, illustrations, fiction, and literary genres, study the dynamics of reading aloud, and explore creative techniques for presenting literature.
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• LITR 254: World Literature I

  3.00 Credits

  Bucks County Community College

  
  Students read and analyze literary works drawn from non-English speaking cultures. Lecture and discussion shall emphasize both literary issues, including structure and technique, and a sense of the cultural backgrounds that inform those works. Instructors assign translated works from the ancient world until approximately 1650.
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• LITR 255: World Literature II

  3.00 Credits

  Bucks County Community College

  
  Students read and analyze literary works drawn from non-English speaking cultures. Lecture and discussion shall emphasize both literary issues, including structure and technique, and a sense of the cultural backgrounds that inform those works. Instructors assign translated works from approximately 1650 to the present.
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• LITR 261: Themes in Literature - Women

  3.00 Credits

  Bucks County Community College

  
  Readings and discussion in this course center on selected works of primarily but not exclusively American and Western European literature that portray female characters in prominent roles and explore the problems of women in their various societies. The works are drawn from various genres representing several centuries.
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• LITR 264: Themes in Literature - Religion

  3.00 Credits

  Bucks County Community College

  
  This course explores the connection between religious belief and literary expression, including poetry, novels, drama, and essays. Study of classic religious and literary texts from around the world will focus on both formal and thematic patterns to help students understand the varieties of religious experience and deepen their sense of literature.
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• LITR 264H: Themes in Literature - Religion (Honors section)

  3.00 Credits

  Bucks County Community College

  
  This course explores the connection between religious belief and literary expression, including poetry, novels, drama, and essays. Study of classic religious and literary texts from around the world will focus on both formal and thematic patterns to help students understand the varieties of religious experience and deepen their sense of literature. Prerequisite:    Admission to the Honors at Bucks program
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• LITR 271: Introduction to World Drama

  3.00 Credits

  Bucks County Community College

  
  This course examines drama from Greek theater to plays by current playwrights. Readings include work from diverse cultural contexts, including, for example, plays by women, African Americans, other minorities, and non-Western playwrights. The emphasis is on play construction, dialogue, staging, themes and cultural values, symbols and motifs, and character development.
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• LITR 273: Introduction to Poetry

  3.00 Credits

  Bucks County Community College

  
  This course concentrates on the analysis and study of poetry and its forms. Readings include work from diverse cultural contexts, including, for example, poems by women, African Americans, other minorities, and non-Western writers. The course emphasizes discussion and student presentation of poetic analysis.
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• LITR 275: Introduction to the Novel

  3.00 Credits

  Bucks County Community College

  
  This course introduces students to the novel as a literary form and explores its development in different historical and cultural contexts. Students read selected novels, discuss them, and learn to write critically about them. Readings include novels by women, African Americans, other minorities, and non-Western writers.
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