Fowlie, Wallace2016-06-162016-06-161942-01-05http://hdl.handle.net/11209/9936Three functions of the literature division: 1. Close study of major literary works emphasis on form , genre, aesthetic communication, literature as art, definition and application of this concept. 2 . Familiarity with at least one foreign language preferably French e.g., ability to read and to understand oral French. This requirement would be satisfied by taking one course or one conference in French literature. 3 . History of ideas: philosophical, ethical, religious background of Western civilization as particularly reflected in literary texts.en-USFunctions of the Literature Division, Courses, and Programs