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ENGL-102 Writing II, 3 cr. Continuation of practice
in composition with emphasis on a variety of forms of writing and longer
essays, culminating in the annotated research paper. Prereq.: ENGL-101 with
a grade of "C" or better or advanced placement.
ENGL-200 Writing In Context, 3 cr. An intensive
writing course with special focus to writing within designated thematic contexts.
Students will read extensively about topics and write several short papers
and one longer one. Students may take the course twice (6 hrs. total) when
content changes. Prereq.: ENGL-101 with a grade of "C" or better, or consent
of instructor.
ENGL-203 World of Fiction, 3 cr. A literature course
which has three main objectives: 1) to familiarize students with the literary
conventions of the short story and novel genres; 2) to develop in students
a critical stance towards literature; and 3) to develop in students an
appreciation of both western and non-western cultures as experienced through
literature. Prereq.: ENGL-101 with a grade of "C" or better, or consent of
instructor.
ENGL-204 World of Poetry and Drama, 3 cr. A literature
course which has three main objectives: 1) to familiarize students with the
literary conventions of poetry and drama; 2) to develop in students a critical
stance towards literature; and 3) to develop in students an appreciation
of both western and non-western cultures as experienced through literature.
Prereq.: ENGL-101 with a grade of "C" or better, or consent of instructor.
ENGL-218 American Literature: Beginnings to 1865,
3 cr. A course covering representative writings of the Colonial, Early National,
and Romantic periods in American literature, emphasizing both dominant and
emergent themes and literary forms in each period. Here students will build
the necessary cultural literacy for higher-level courses in American Literature.
Prereq.: ENGL-101 with agrade of "C" or better, or consent of instructor.
ENGL-219 American Literature: 1865 to Present, 3
cr. A course covering representative writings of the Realist, Modern and
Postmodern periods in American literature, emphasizing both dominant and
emergent themes and literary forms in each period. Here students will gain
a broad background for higher-level courses in postbellum American Literature.
Prereq.: ENGL-101 with a grade of "C" or better, or consent of instructor.
ENGL-220 Introduction to Shakespeare, 3 cr. Introduction
to Shakespeare's dramatic art through a careful reading of selected tragedies,
histories, comedies, and romances; designed primarily but not exclusively
for the non- English major. Prereq.: ENGL-101 with a grade of "C" or better,
or consent of instructor.
ENGL-221 English Literature: Beginnings to c. 1750,
3 cr. Representative works in English literature from Beowulf to the middle
of the eighteenth century. Prereq.: ENGL-101 with a grade of "C" or better,
or consent of instructor.
ENGL-222 English Literature: c. 1750 to Present,
3 cr. Representative works in English literature from the middle of the
eighteenth century to the modern era. Prereq.: ENGL-101 with a grade of "C"
or better, or consent of instructor.
ENGL-235 Introduction to Creative Writing I, 3 cr.
Preliminary study to enable students to develop positive approaches to the
craft of writing and to explore techniques of the craft. Prereq.: ENGL-101
with a grade of "C" or better, or consent of instructor.
ENGL-236 Introduction to Creative Writing II, 3
cr. Techniques aimed at exploring disciplines of various forms of writing.
Prereq.: ENGL-101 with a grade of "C" or better, or consent of instructor.
ENGL-300 Russian Literature: Gogol-Chekhov, 3 cr.
Works (primarily novels, novellas and stories) of the major figures in
nineteenth-century Russian literature (Turgenev, Tolstoi, Dostoyevski, etc.),
relating them to the social, political, and religious issues they touched
on. Prereq.: a grade of "C" or better in ENGL-101, plus 6 credit hours of
200-level literature courses (Gen. Ed. and/or British/American Survey courses).
ENGL-301 Independent Study in English, 1 cr. An
independent study on the tutorial model, initiated at the student's suggestion
to an instructor; course content designed in consultation with the instructor.
Prereq.: same as ENGL-300.
ENGL-302 Love in Western Literature, 3 cr. The various
attitudes toward love, including sexual and family relationships, as depicted
in the literature of different ages and cultures with emphasis on the changing
social, ethical, and religious context of these views. Prereq.: same as ENGL-300.
ENGL-307 Medieval Studies: The Development of the Arthurian
Legend, 3 cr. The legend of King Arthur from allusions in early chronicles,
through Welsh folk tales, through the courtly versions of twelfth-century
France to the compilation by Sir Thomas Malory. Prereq.: same as ENGL-300.
ENGL-308 English Literature from Beowulf to Malory,
3 cr. A survey of English Medieval literature that, in dealing with major
works (e.g. Beowulf, The Canterbury Tales, Morte Darthur, etc.), situates
them in the relevant political and linguistic contexts, as well as the literary
context of competing "minor" works and genres. Prereq.: same as ENGL-300.
ENGL-312 Literature of Colonial Times, 3 cr. Prose
and poetry of the Puritan and Revolutionary eras. Prereq.: same as ENGL-300.
ENGL-313 American Literary Renaissance: 1830-1860,
3 cr. Prose and poetry of Hawthorne, Melville, Emerson, Thoreau, Whitman,
Dickinson, and others. Prereq.: same as ENGL-300.
ENGL-314 Chaucer and His Age, 3 cr. Close study
of selected early poems of Chaucer (ballads, envoys, and narratives), to
present an introduction to the language and themes of Chaucer's poetry and
his age. The major portion of the course will be devoted to a close reading
of The Canterbury Tales in the original Middle English. Prereq.: same as
ENGL-300.
ENGL-315 Literature of the English Renaissance,
3 cr. Prose and poetry (not drama) of the English Renaissance in the sixteenth
century. Prereq.: same as ENGL-300.
ENGL-316 Forms Of Poetry, 3 cr. This course will
examine some of the traditional poetic forms lyric, narrative, and dramatic
which have been used by poets throughout literary history. Readings and
discussion will engage students in an analysis of each form its technical
characteristics, its place in literary history, and its relevance to contemporary
writers and readers of poetry. Students will write imitations of several
poetic forms as well as critical essays about them. Prereq.: same as ENGL-300.
ENGL-317 Modern American Drama, 3 cr. Major lines
of development of modern American Drama from O'Neill to contemporaries like
Albee and Mamet. Prereq.: same as ENGL-300.
ENGL-318 Readings in American
Literature, 3 cr. An intensive study of selected literary movements, figures,
or themes in American literature. Consult the Schedule of Classes for specific
topics. Prereq.: same as ENGL-300.
ENGL-321 Literature of the Romantic Movement, 3
cr. Poetry and prose from 1780 to 1830 including Blake, Burns, Wordsworth,
Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, Keats, Lamb, Hazlitt, and DeQuincey. Prereq.:
same as ENGL-300.
ENGL-322 The American Short Story, 3 cr. The evolution
of the American short story as a self-conscious form of literature from
Washington Irving to Joyce Carol Oates. The theories of Romanticism, Realism,
Naturalism are illustrated. Each student selects one writer of short stories
to explore in some depth through an individual report. Prereq.: same as ENGL-300.
ENGL-323 Shaw and Modern British Drama, 3 cr. Shaw's
development as a playwright as well as significant movements in British drama
since the 1890's, including the Irish Renaissance, recent poetic drama, and
the "angry young men." Prereq.: same as ENGL-300.
ENGL-324 The Romantic Novel, 3 cr. The nineteenth century novelists
from England and the Continent are studied against the great socio-political
movements of the age the French, Russian, and Industrial Revolutions. Prereq.:
same as ENGL-300.
ENGL-325 Readings in World Literature, 3 cr. Intensive
study of fiction and poetry representative of literary movements, historical
periods, or thematic concerns. Consult the Schedule of Classes for specific
topics. Prereq.: same as ENGL-300.
ENGL-328 Seventeenth Century Literature, 3 cr. Studies
in seventeenth century literature exclusive of Milton. Prereq.: same as ENGL-300.
ENGL-329 Milton, 3 cr. Milton's work and the
intellectual milieu of the period. Prereq.: same as ENGL-300.
ENGL-330 Shakespeare: Comedies and Romances, 3 cr.
Shakespeare's comic writing, from The Comedy of Errors, through the romantic
comedies and problem comedies to the late romances. Prereq.: same as ENGL-300.
ENGL-331 Shakespeare: Tragedies, 3 cr. Shakespeare's
tragic works from early experiments in tragedy, e.g., Romeo and Juliet, Richard
III, to the great achievements in tragedy, e.g. Hamlet, Lear, Macbeth. Prereq.:
same as ENGL-300.
ENGL-332 Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama, 3 cr. Major
dramatists, excluding Shakespeare, in Elizabethan and Jacobean drama, 1550
to 1642, including Kyd, Marlowe, Webster, Jonson, Beaumont and Fletcher from
the origin of professional and court drama to the closing of the theatres.
Prereq.: same as ENGL-300.
ENGL-333 Mythological Backgrounds of English and American
Literature, 3 cr. Middle-Eastern, Nordic, and Graeco-Roman mythological
systems; readings in archetypal interpretation of literature with representative
illustrations from fiction, drama, and poetry. Prereq.: same as ENGL-300.
ENGL-334 Biblical Backgrounds of English and American
Literature, 3 cr. Influence of the Bible, especially the King James version,
on the style and content of famous English and American writers. Selected
readings from Old and New Testaments and from the writers influenced by them.
Prereq.: same as ENGL-300.
ENGL-335 Written Communication for Business, 3 cr.
Designed primarily for Business and Management majors covering principles
and practices of writing required in professional work.
ENGL-337 Nobel Laureates, 3 cr. Nobel prize winners,
1901 to the present. Prereq.: same as ENGL-300.
ENGL-338 The Literature of Japan, 3 cr. An introduction
to contemporary Japanese literature. Prereq.: same as ENGL-300.
ENGL-340 Independent Study in English 2 cr. An
independent study on the tutorial model, initiated at the student's suggestion
to an instructor; course content designed in consultation with the instructor.
Prereq.: same as ENGL-300.
ENGL-341 Restoration and Eighteenth Century Literature
I, 3 cr. Politics in England leading to the restoration of Charles II;
his court; Restoration playwrights; the bawdy Restoration stage and reaction
to it; the new sentimental drama; the newspaper and the essay. Prereq.: same
as ENGL-300.
ENGL-342 Restoration and Eighteenth Century Literature
II, 3 cr. Intensive study of contrasts in the Age of Enlightenment;
interrelationship of politics and writers; neoclassic literature; beginnings
of the novel; eighteenth century criticism and biography. Prereq.: same as
ENGL-300.
ENGL-345 Practical Criticism, 3 cr. Introduction
to some of the more important critical approaches to literature, emphasis
on application as well as theory. Prereq.: same as ENGL-300.
ENGL-348 Prose and Poetry of the Victorian Age,
3 cr. Selected Victorian poetry, with consideration of the social background
of the period (1837-1910). Prereq.: same as ENGL-300.
ENGL-350 The Victorian Novel, 3 cr. A study of the
development of the novel in England from Dickens to Hardy, seen against the
contemporary social and literary background. Theme and technique of the novel,
methods of publication, major and minor writers. Prereq.: same as ENGL-300.
ENGL-351 The English Novel of the Eighteenth Century,
3 cr. The development of the English novel as a genre in the eighteenth century,
including such precursors of the novel as Bunyan, Defoe, Lyly and Behn. Prereq.:
same as ENGL-300.
ENGL-358 Readings in British Literature, 3 cr. Intensive
study of selected literary movements, figures, or themes in British literature;
each section carries an identifying title. Consult the Schedule of Classes
for specific topics. Prereq.: same as ENGL-300.
ENGL-359 Independent Study in English, 3 cr. An
independent study on the tutorial model, initiated at the student's suggestion
to an instructor; course content designed in consultation with the instructor.
Prereq.: same as ENGL-300.
ENGL-360 Detective Fiction, 3 cr. Literary and
historical study of the detective story from Poe and Sherlock Holmes to Hammett
and the present. Prereq.: same as ENGL-300.
ENGL-361 Development of the American Novel, 3 cr.
The novel as a developing form from Charles Brockden Brown to William Faulkner
and beyond. Prereq.: same as ENGL-300.
ENGL-365 West Indian Literature, 3 cr. Beginning
with European response to the discovery of the Caribbean Islands (as evidenced
in Shakespeare's The Tempest), the course will trace the area's discovery
of its own identity as reflected in the works of such writers as Jean Rhys,
V.S. Naipaul, Derek Walcott and others. Prereq.: same as ENGL-300.
ENGL-368 American Realism, 3 cr. An examination
of the literature that reflects the movement from American romanticism to
realism and through realism to literary naturalism, approximately 1865-1910.
Prereq.: same as ENGL-300.
ENGL-370 Folklore and the Fairy Tale, 3 cr. Readings
from both traditional and contemporary folktales, including modern adaptations
of traditional stories. Emphasis on the similarities in different tales,
and the differences in similar ones, with the aim of learning how the same
elements pervade the archetypical stories, and how variations in detail bespeak
different ethnic and cultural interests and concerns. Prereq.: same as ENGL-300.
ENGL-371 Studies in Women's Literature, 3 cr. Literature
by or about women; includes writing by women, portrayals of female characters,
attitudes toward women, and women's roles; other thematic concerns. Prereq.:
same as ENGL-300.
ENGL-373 Yiddish Literature in Translation, 3 cr.
Yiddish literature and the Yiddish language from its beginning to the present
from Eastern Europe and West Germany to the East Side and West Roosevelt
Road. Prereq.: same as ENGL-300.
ENGL-375 The Essentials of Tutoring Writing, 3 cr.
This class considers the larger theoretical debates important to composition studies today
and the practical aspects of writing tutorials. Students will read contemporary writing
theory and apply this knowledge in work with small groups of undergraduate writers, helping
them to create ideas, draft and revise essays, and edit their work. To succeed in this
class, students need to be strong writers and collaborators and to have an interest in the
practice and politics of writing. Prereq.: same as ENGL-300.
ENGL-376 Advanced Composition, 3 cr. Interdependence
of rhetoric, grammar, logic, semantics, psychology, and criticism in
communication of ideas; practice in various types of writing with focus on
students' interest; designed for future teachers of composition. Prereq.:
same as ENGL-300.
ENGL-377 Argumentative Prose, 3 cr. An advanced
course in which students will learn to write argumentative essays on a wide
range of subjects, using as models for discussion the argumentative prose
of professional writers. The course will cover many aspects of argumentative
writing, including the study of inductive and deductive reasoning and logical
fallacies and the analysis of organizational and stylistic techniques. Prereq.:
same as ENGL-300.
ENGL-378 Twentieth Century Fiction I, 3 cr. Development
of the modern novel from Conrad to writers of the 1930s and 1940s against
a background of historical and literary movements; emphasis on Conrad, James,
Joyce, Lawrence, Faulkner, and Hemingway. Prereq.: same as ENGL-300.
ENGL-379 Twentieth Century Fiction II, 3 cr. Development
of the novel in English in recent decades against a background of historical
and literary movements; includes work of West, Greene, Lowry, Durrell, Bellow,
Nabokov, Burgess, Barth, Lessing, Murdoch, Mailer, Updike and Pynchon. Prereq.:
same as ENGL-300.
ENGL-380 Multi-Cultural Literature in America, 3
cr. Designed for future teachers of English, the multi-genre course provides
students with an awareness of representative literature from the various
ethnic cultures that are a part of American life. Prereq.: same as ENGL-300.
ENGL-381 African-American Literature, 3 cr. A survey
of African-American Literature in its social, cultural, and political context,
beginning with Phyllis Wheatly, continuing through the slave narratives of
the pre-Civil War era to the masterpieces of the Harlem Renaissance and the
works of contemporary writers, such as James Baldwin, Toni Morrison, Ishmael
Reed, Alice Walker, August Wilson, and Gwendolyn Brooks. Prereq.: same as
ENGL-300.
ENGL-384 Creative Writing: Poetry I, 3 cr. Students
write poetry which is discussed and critiqued in class by instructor and
students. Prereq.: same as ENGL-300, plus ENGL-235 or 236, or consent of
instructor.
ENGL-385 Creative Writing: Poetry II, 3 cr. Students
write poetry which is discussed and critiqued in class by instructor and
students. Prereq.: same as ENGL-300, plus ENGL-235 or 236, or consent of
instructor.
ENGL-386 Creative Writing: Fiction I, 3 cr. Students
write prose fiction which is discussed and critiqued in class by instructor
and students. Prereq.: same as ENGL-300, plus ENGL-235 or 236, or consent
of instructor.
ENGL-387 Creative Writing: Fiction II, 3 cr. Students
write prose fiction which is discussed and critiqued in class by instructor
and students. Prereq.: same as ENGL-300, plus ENGL-235 or 236, or consent
of instructor.
ENGL-388 Modern British and American Poetry, 3 cr.
Introduction to modern poetry in English: its origins, dominant themes, and
characteristic techniques. Prereq.: same as ENGL-300.
ENGL-389 Contemporary Poetry, 3 cr. A survey of
poetry in English from 1950 to the present. This course will examine the
major themes and techniques of poets writing during this period. Prereq.:
same as ENGL-300.
ENGL-390 Young Adult Novel, 3 cr. Advanced study
in literature for young adults, grades 7-10. Evaluation and selection of
recent books in the area as well as the history of the genre. Criteria for
selection: Book lists, indexes, professional literature in the field. Individual
work on problem of special interest. Prereq.: same as ENGL-300.
ENGL-391 Children's Literature, 3 cr. Preparation
for effective teaching of literature in the elementary school; wide reading
of books for young children; story selection and story telling; authors and
illustrators of children's books; classroom methods of stimulating creative
expression; individual and group reading guidance. Prereq.: same as ENGL-300.
ENGL-410 Literary Method and Practice, 3 cr. A foundation course that will build on existing skills and prepare for further graduate-level studies, with a goal of contextualizing and conceptualizing critical attitudes and approaches to literary text. Its aim is to provide advanced critical and scholarly tools for understanding literature, and will address criticism and critical method, close reading and analysis, and bibliographical and research technique. Required in the first year of study in the Literature Concentration. Prerequisite: Admission to the MA Program in English.
ENGL-421 The Metaphysical Poets, 3 cr. The metaphysical
tradition in seventeenth century poetry and its impact on modern poetry,
including works of Donne, Herbert, Crashaw, Vaughan, and Traherne and critical
studies of Johnson, Grierson, Eliot, Leavis, Williamson, and others. Prereq.:
graduate standing, admission to a degree program in English, or written consent
of instructor.
ENGL-430 Studies in Literary Criticism, 3 cr. A
study of some of the central problems and issues of contemporary criticism,
as exemplified by the writings of major theorists. Prereq.: same as ENGL-421.
ENGL-431 Bibliography and Research in English, 3
cr. Materials, methods, and tools of literary research; use of libraries;
preparation of scholarly papers. Prereq.: same as ENGL-421.
ENGL-433 Seminar in Composition Theory, 3 cr. An
extensive examination of current composition methodologies with emphasis
upon the eclectic needs of the composition student. Prereq.: same as ENGL-421.
ENGL-434 Seminar in Basic Writing Theory, 3 cr.
A survey of types of students in basic writing classes, a review of placement
tests for identifying levels of writing competency, and a careful examination
of various basic writing methodologies. Prereq.: same as ENGL-421.
ENGL-435 Writing Assessment: Theory and Practice,
3 cr. Theoretical background on evaluating student writing, as well as practical
training in how to diagnose and remediate problems with grammar and content
at the secondary and college level. Prereq.: same as ENGL-421.
ENGL-436 Rhetorics of Composition, 3 cr. This course
will provide students with a background in Classical Rhetoric and then examine
how the conventions of Classical Rhetoric have been translated or transformed
into rhetorics of composition, such as Expressionistic Rhetoric, Cognitive
Rhetoric, Epistemic Rhetoric, and Social Construct Rhetoric. Prereq.: same
as ENGL-421.
ENGL-437 Contemporary Issues in Composition: Revolving
Topics, 3 cr. This course will explore contemporary issues in composition,
with an emphasis on the intersection between theory and practice in writing
instruction. Possible topics will include the relationship between technology
and writing, multi-culturalism and writing, and critical theory and writing.
Consult the Schedule of Classes for specific topic. Prereq.: same as ENGL-421.
ENGL-438 Research in Composition, 3 cr. Materials
and methods for library research in composition theory; preparation of scholarly
work on composition; research designs and measurement techniques for qualitative
and quantitative studies in composition. Prereq.: same as ENGL-421.
ENGL-439 Stylistics, 3 cr. Examination of the historical
relationship of style to rhetoric; techniques for improving prose style;
aspects of style as a part of writing evaluation. Prereq.: same as ENGL-421.
ENGL-440 Malory, 3 cr. Examination of Sir Thomas
Malory's Morte D'Arthur concentrating on structure and interpretation, while
considering current controversies over authorship and the state of the text;
attention to the position of the work in the development of the Arthurian
legend and in the context of the fifteenth century. Prereq.: same as ENGL-421.
ENGL-441 Seminar in Sixteenth Century Literature,
3 cr. Advanced study of the work of a single author; individual assignments
culminating in a term essay; discussions of the investigations. Consult the
Schedule of Classes for specific topics. Prereq.: same as ENGL-421.
ENGL-442 Seminar in Seventeenth Century Literature,
3 cr. (See ENGL-441 for description.)
ENGL-443 Seminar in Eighteenth Century Literature,
3 cr. (See ENGL-441 for description.)
ENGL-444 Seminar in Romantic Literature, 3 cr. (See
ENGL-441 for description.)
ENGL-446 Seminar in Contemporary English Literature,
3 cr. (See ENGL-441 for description.)
ENGL-447 Seminar in Contemporary American Literature,
3 cr. (See ENGL-441 for description.)
ENGL-448 Seminar in Nineteenth Century American
Literature, 3 cr. (See ENGL-441 for description.)
ENGL-449 Studies in American Literature, 3 cr. Advanced
study of selected American writers. Consult the Schedule of Classes for specific
topics. Prereq.: same as ENGL-421.
ENGL-450 Studies in English Literature, 3 cr. Advanced
study of selected English writers. Consult the Schedule of Classes for specific
topics. Prereq.: same as ENGL-421.
ENGL-453 Thesis Seminar In English, 6 cr. Guidance
of students conducting research and writing a thesis to fulfill requirements
for the M.A. in English. Prereq.: acceptance to master's degree candidacy
in English.
ENGL-454 Seminar in World Literature, 3 cr. Advanced
study of a selected writer(s) in World Literature. Consult the Schedule of
Classes for specific topics. Prereq.: same as ENGL-421.
ENGL-455 Studies in World Literature, 3 cr. Advanced
study of selected writers in World literature. Consult the Schedule of Classes
for specific topics. Prereq.: same as ENGL-421.
ENGL-456 William Blake, 3 cr. Intensive study of
the works of Blake, noting the religious, political and social beliefs, opinions
and doctrines his works evaluate and challenge. Prereq.: same as ENGL-421.
ENGL-457 The Poetry and Prose of Shelley, 3 cr.
An intensive study of the poetry and prose works of Shelley in the light
of his social, religious and political milieu and with the aid of pertinent
scholarship regarding the poet. Prereq.: same as ENGL-421.
ENGL-458 Troilus and Criseyde, 3 cr. Study of the
development of the legend of Troilus from a brief mention in The Iliad through
the dramatic treatment in 12th century chronicles and Boccaccio's great romance
to Chaucer's major verse 'novel' and Shakespeare's enigmatic drama. Prereq.:
same as ENGL-421.
ENGL-459 Dante, 3 cr. Study of the poetry (in
translation) of the major Italian poet of the Middle Ages and Renaissance
concentrating on the Vita Nuova and the Divine Comedy with consideration
of the theological, philosophical and cultural sources of Dante's work. Prereq.:
same as ENGL-421.
ENGL-461 Dostoevski: The Major Works, 3 cr. Dostoevski's
major works (such as Notes from the Underground, Crime and Punishment, The
Idiot, The Brothers Karamazov) in relation to the social, political, and
religious issues which concerned the writer. Prereq.: same as ENGL-421.
ENGL-469 Seminar in Southern Literature, 3 cr. Intensive
reading of twentieth-century Southern literature exclusive of Faulkner with
emphasis on the sociological and psychological aspects of the literature
as they mirror life in America's South. Prereq.: same as ENGL-421.
ENGL-470 Seminar in Faulkner, 3 cr. Intensive reading
of the short fiction and novels of William Faulkner with specific attention
on his development as a novelist and his place among twentieth century American
authors. Prereq.: same as ENGL-421.
ENGL-474 Seminar in Byron, 3 cr. Close examination
of the poetic canon of Lord Byron. Prereq.: same as ENGL-421.
ENGL-475 Seminar in Keats, 3 cr. Close examination
of the poetic canon of John Keats. Prereq.: same as ENGL-421.