Autobiography and Biography

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Overview

Subject area

ENL

Catalog Number

340

Course Title

Autobiography and Biography

Department(s)

Description

An analysis of the autobiographical genre with attention to its evolution from the Middle Ages to the present. Biography will be discussed in contrast: the form of each, the structure of truth and illusion, the role of memory and imagination, the interaction of past and present, and the relation of the individual to society. For English majors and minors, this is designated as a literature and genre course.

Typically Offered

Fall, Spring

Academic Career

Undergraduate

Liberal Arts

Yes

Credits

Minimum Units

4

Maximum Units

4

Academic Progress Units

4

Repeat For Credit

No

Components

Name

Lecture

Hours

4

Requisites

024795

Course Schedule