Continental, Classical, and Comparative
Literature through 1925: 5-10%
British Literature to 1660
(including Milton): 25-30%
British Literature
1660-1925: 30-35%
American Literature
through 1925: 5-25%
American, British, and World
Literatures after 1925: 20-25%
Distribution Of Questions
Literary analysis
(40-55%)
Nota:
Questions that require an ability to interpret given passages of prose and poetry.
Identification
(20-25%)
Nota:
Identification of date, author, or work by style and content.
Factual information
(20-25%)
Nota:
Factual questions on literary history and chronology, as well as identification of author or work through a critical statement or biographical information.
History and theory of
literary criticism(5-10%)
Nota:
Identification and analysis of the characteristics and methods of various critical and theoretical approaches.