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ENGLISH LITERATURE II In the second year of the English Language Teaching program, the students will take two semesters of English Literature. In the second semester, the English Literature course develops the students’ knowledge of modern contributions to the literary tradition by looking at selected literary works from the 18th through the 20th centuries. The course develops the knowledge through cultural context and interdisciplinary study of literature, art, and music. Each literary selection is treated according to thematic content, character development, plot development against the background of social and political issues which influence the creative production of the work. In this way, the student gains the knowledge of the literary tradition along with the cultural context which produced it. The course identifies cultural and literary trends that were in vogue at the time the work was written and the ways in which these influences influenced the creative effort of the author. In the modern period of English literature, we also identify literary works that became a historical record of social and political development in the modern world. The stories often explore the themes of social injustice, social class, and inequality. Literary Selections Charles Dickens, Great Expectations. As a product of 19th century British Victorian society, Dicken’s work describes the relationship of childhood friends and how their relationship changes in young adulthood under the pressures of social values and social class conflict. F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby In Fitzgerald’s most famous literary work, the author tells the story of American society of the 1920s during the economic boom that made America an economic and political superpower. He traces the events in the life of Jay Gatsby whose extraordinary wealth and social position inevitably lead to his demise. Arthur C. Clarke, Childhood’s End As one of the most famous works in the genre of science fiction, Clarke’s novel explores the theme of alien invasion and its effect on the human race. Clarke’s novel became a source for the alien invasion films of the 1950s and the basis for a modern television series.