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EL-4800-NE1

SUNY Old Westbury

  • Semester
    Fall 2026
  • Instructor
    Jessica Williams-DeLuca
  • Start Date
    06-01-2026
  • Total Credits
    4
  • Call to Register
    516-876-3000

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This course examines the development of one or more authors, tracing key themes, influences, shifts and continuities and aesthetic development in the context of cultural and political forces. Authors are selected on the basis of having made landmark contributions to the continuing development of literature. Recent offerings have included James Baldwin, William Blake, Ralph Ellison, William Faulkner, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Toni Morrison, Mary Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft and Virginia Woolf, and others may be selected in the future. Offered every semester.
Prerequisites: ( WRITING O.W. 50 Or English 2203 Undergraduate C Or English 2205 Undergraduate C Or English 2206 Undergraduate C Or English 2207 Undergraduate C Or English 2211 Undergraduate C Or English 2214 Undergraduate C Or English 2216 Undergraduate C Or English 2218 Undergraduate C Or English 2219 Undergraduate C Or English 2221 Undergraduate C Or English 2224 Undergraduate C Or English 2233 Undergraduate C Or English 2239 Undergraduate C Or English 2248 Undergraduate C ) And ( English 3500 Undergraduate C Or English 3500 Undergraduate TC ) And ( English 3510 Undergraduate C Or English 3510 Undergraduate TC )
Course Area: English & Literature
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Dates: 06-01-2026 - 07-02-2026
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Instructor: Jessica Williams-DeLuca
Local Course ID: 26SU_OLD_EL4800_NE1
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