English Studies (ENGL) - The Bible As Cultural Text

ENGL 2127  The Bible As Cultural Text

Prerequisites:

Three credits of 1000 level ENGL (excluding ENGL 1551 and ENGL 1552).

Antirequisites:

RLCT 2127

Hours:

Two hours of lecture and one hour of tutorial per week for one term.

Credits:

3

Description:

From modern cinema to poetry, pop fiction to Broadway, the Bible pervades the Western cultural imagination. Students examine the stories and poetry of the Bible through the lens of literature, film, art and music. Topics may include the Fall, sacrifice, suffering, sexuality, the body, heroism, authorship, and death. This course is also offered as RLCT 2127.