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Official Course
Description: MCCCD Approval: 3-28-2000 |
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ENH252 2000 Summer I - 9999 |
LEC 3.0 Credit(s) 3.0 Period(s) 3.0 Load Acad |
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Biblical
Backgrounds of Literature |
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Deals
with genres and/or themes in reference to the Old and New Testament which are
recurrent in world literature. Prerequisites: None. |
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MCCCD
Official Course Competencies: |
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ENH252 2000
Summer I - 9999 |
Biblical Backgrounds of Literature |
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Trace the development of the text of the Bible, and
identify key events in its history. (I) |
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Describe the expansion of Christianity and its effects on
literature. (I) |
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Identify and explain various approaches to the reading and
criticism of literary texts. (I) |
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Identify and describe three phases of language. (II) |
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Identify, describe, and exemplify major genres of
literature. (II) |
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Identify, describe, and exemplify various types of myths
and stories. (III) |
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Define and exemplify the concept of metaphor as it is used
in literature. (IV) |
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MCCCD
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ENH252 2000 Summer
I - 9999 |
Biblical Backgrounds of Literature |
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I. Historical Context A. Development of the Text
of the Bible B. Expansion of
Christianity C. Christianity: Inroads
into the Literature D. Approaches to Reading
and Criticism II. Form of Literary Text A. Three Phases of Language
1. Metaphorical (poetic) 2. Metonymical (analogical,
dialectical, prose) 3. Descriptive B. Genres 1. Tragedy 2. Comedy 3. Epic 4. Lyric 5. Pastoral 6. Novel III. Myths and Stories A. Current definition of
myth B. Folklore and legends C. Parables and fables D. Allegories E. Descriptive narratives 1. Historical 2. Fictional 3. Historical reminiscence
(historical narrative) IV. Metaphor A. Repeated images B. Extended metaphor as
story |