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Hardly anyone denies it: any Core area can come around to bite you in the ass if you aren’t careful. Some take a lot of planning to make them manageable (Lit and Arts C is full of landmines that’ll have you tackling the genesis of the archetypical peasant in Russian literature for a semester), but a few Core areas aren?...
...texts and literary analysis—falls into the second category. While you’re sure to find some Lit and Arts A classes that don’t appeal to you, a large selection of relatively straightforward courses takes a lot of the sting out of this Core area...
...specific group of people. A-63, “Women Writers in Imperial China” certainly won’t interest everyone, but it might be just the right fit for a niche audience. Remember to plan ahead, because the easiest way to get bitched around by the Core is to leave it until the last minute and take a course you hate because it fulfills a need and a timeslot...
...self.” Damrosch is dynamite as always—you’ll learn a lot in this course—but the grading is pretty harsh and the concepts tackled are difficult to write about. If you’re trying to get out of the Core area without any serious work, you would do better choosing a class with more straightforward texts...
Finally, English 10a and 10b both fulfill this Core area. There are pros and cons to taking either to fulfill this Core requirement. On the one hand, you’d be up against those English concentrators who break down sonnets like it’s their job, and the reading list won’t be very focused (unless you consider “excerpts from the Western Canon” focused). On the other hand, you’ll be dealing with classic texts that are either (a) a joy to read or (b) great to say that...