English 3000: Literature of the Quest (3)
Instructor: Dr. Joel D. Rudinger
Office: 339, West Bldg, appointment by arrangement
Phone: 433-5560, ext. 2-0682
E-mail: jruding@bgsu.edu
Texts:
50 Stories of the Quest;
Homer’s Odyssey;
Herman Hess: Siddartha;
Mark Twain: The Adventures of Huckelberry Finn;
others to be announced.
Catalog Course description: An Introduction to Literature: The Human Quest. A general education course with emphasis on humanistic themes and basic literary concepts. … Not accepted for English major or minor. Prerequisite: enrollment in or completion of GSW 1120. Applicable to the humanities and arts general education requirement.
Evaluation and Grading: Quizzes, a mid-term exam, a paper, a final exam, homework and attendance.
Writing: one 4-page paper on the application of one or more quest elements to a designated story or stories or an autobiographical account about one of your own personal quests.
Internet Use: Grades, announcements, assignments, and syllabus material, are regularly posted on the course MyBGSU web page.
