ENGL.Q 121 - Ethics in Literature

(PEQ English/Literature) What makes for a good life and good character? What is the putative relationship between ethics and literature? This course examines ethical issues of multiple literary genres, with the goal of cultivating a lifetime practice of literary understanding and appreciation. It also attempts to foster reflection on both our external physical and internal psychological worlds as they relate to living an ethical life. The course will focus on the language, rhetorical strategies, emotional impact, and levels of meaning of the texts. Course Codes: BR.

Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: BR. Term cycle: variable. Yearly cycle: variable offering.

Credits: 3