Skip to contentSkip to Find CoursesSkip to main catalog navigationSkip to website navigation

LIT. 101 Twentieth-Century Literature

Find Courses

Search by Keyword

Browse Courses by Subject Code

Additional Content

Minimum Grade for Prerequisites

Unless otherwise indicated, a grade of C or higher is required for all prerequisite courses.

Course Description

Study of a representative selection of twentieth-century fiction, poetry, and drama. Authors may include T.S. Eliot, Pablo Neruda, Vladimir Nabokov, Samuel Beckett, Virginia Woolf, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Sylvia Plath, Eugene O'Neill, Toni Morrison, among others. Emphasis on innovations of the century's major writers within the context of literary and cultural movements. Lectures, discussions, and related reading.

Units: 3
Degree Credit
Letter Grade Only
  • Lecture hours/semester: 48-54
  • Homework hours/semester: 96-108
Prerequisites: Eligibility for ENGL C1000 (formerly ENGL 100) or ENGL C1000E (formerly ENGL 105)
Corequisites: None
AA/AS Degree Requirements: Area 3
Transfer Credit: CSU/UC (Cal-GETC Area 3B)