ENG 215 Satire in Modern Literature and Film

This course for non-majors examines the ethical, cultural, and aesthetic dimensions of modern satire. The primary emphasis is on twentieth-century poetry and prose, with some attention to film, television, music, and emerging new media genres. Authors considered may include Eliot, Pound, Ellison, Woolf, Pynchon, and Dr. Seuss, among others. Fulfills literature requirement.