A writing intensive introduction to the study of individual literary works, with the relationship between formal properties on the one hand and the pleasures and values of reading on the other. Works studied will include poetry, fiction, and drama, with the greatest emphasis on poetry. This is one of two gateway courses to upper-level literature courses; therefore, learning the vocabulary of literary criticism, and how to write a paper of literary criticism, including research, is essential.Liberal ArtsSemester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring.