{"id":744,"date":"2022-09-07T16:16:54","date_gmt":"2022-09-07T20:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/study\/?post_type=areas&#038;p=744"},"modified":"2023-04-04T14:25:34","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T18:25:34","slug":"english-literature","status":"publish","type":"areas","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/study\/areas\/english-literature\/","title":{"rendered":"English Literature"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-umw-hero alignfull umw-custom-block umw-hero umw-hero--dark-text umw-hero--yellow umw-hero--with-no-media\"><div class=\"umw-hero__inner\"><div class=\"umw-hero__media\"><\/div><div class=\"umw-hero__title\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__title__wrapper\"><div class=\"umw-hero__eyebrow\">Majors, Minors &amp; Areas of Study<\/div><h1 class=\"umw-hero__title__header\">English Literature<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-hero-ctas alignfull\"><div class=\"umw-hero__links\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__links__wrapper\">\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-literature-reveals-the-world\">Literature reveals the world.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The minor in English literature offers the opportunity to study literature on an advanced level and to develop critical thinking, writing, and research skills alongside the enjoyment of literature. Students can explore a range of genres, including poetry, fiction, drama, and creative non-fiction; a range of national traditions, including not only British and U.S. literature but also literature written in English from around the globe; and a range of historical periods, from the Middle Ages to the present. Courses examine literary works\u2019 diverse artistic forms and cultural significances and introduce students to the most important historical and contemporary methods of reading literary texts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"umw-accordion-container umw-custom-block\" data-only-one=\"true\">\n<div class=\"umw-collapsible-section umw-custom-block\"><div class=\"accordion__question\" data-js-question=\"true\"><button class=\"accordion__question__trigger\" data-js-trigger=\"true\">Requirements<\/button><div class=\"accordion__question__answer\">\n<p>The English literature minor requires 18 credits in relevant courses.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"umw_cb_additional_links":[[]],"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_advisory_expires_time":"","_advisory_meta_include":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"creator":[3],"class_list":{"0":"post-744","1":"areas","2":"type-areas","3":"status-publish","5":"department-cas","6":"department-elc","7":"key-minor","8":"entry"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>English Literature - Majors, Minors, and Areas of Study<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/study\/areas\/english-literature\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"English Literature\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Literature reveals the world. 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