English Literature
Spring 2026 English Courses
Redwood Campus
Introduction to Fiction (ENG 104Z)
Wednesdays, 1:00-2:50 p.m.
This course explores fiction through the lens of genre—how stories from fantasy and science fiction to mystery, romance, and horror reflect and reshape the world around us. Readings span short stories, comics, and film, offering an accessible way to engage with literature that sparks both critical thinking and imagination. Expect lively conversations, creative analysis, and the chance to discover why certain stories stick with us—and what they reveal about who we are.
Riverside Campus
Introduction to Poetry (ENG 106Z)
Hybrid meets Wednesdays, 1:00-2:50 p.m.
Intro to Poetry explores the artistic use of figurative language, taking in a range of voices, from Emily Dickinson, Sylvia Plath, and Billy Collins to Tupac Shakur, Ocean Vuong, and Gary Soto. In so doing we will come to see a world made larger through the vicarious experiences offered through poetic expression.
World Literature: Enlightenment to Modern (ENG 109)
Monday/Wednesday, 11:00 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
ENG 108 covers a range of readings from the Western Middle Ages and Early Modern Period, from Beowulf to Shakespeare, including Dante’s Inferno, parts of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, and the medieval romance, Gawain and the Green Knight (and watching the recent David Lowery movie adaptation of this story). We also read non-Western works, with short poems from China’s Middle Period and stories from The Thousand and One Nights.
English Literature: Victorian to Modern (ENG 206)
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ENG 206 covers the works of British authors during the Victorian Age and the 20th century, starting in the 19th century with the poetry of Tennyson and the Brownings and moving to the 20th century poetry of William Butler Yeats and Dylan Thomas. We also read an array of short stories by authors like Rudyard Kipling, Joseph Conrad, D.H. Lawrence, and James Joyce.
If you are interested in learning more about English Literature studies at RCC, please contact your advisor or Verne Underwood, RCC Humanities Department Chair at [email protected] or by phone 541-956-7270.
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