Fall 2019
- Chronological survey of the literature from Bradford to Whitman. Additional Information:Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Departmental Category: American Literature
- Considers the backdrop of the American West in literature, film, photography and computer gaming. Focuses on a range of narratives and images depicting this wide swathe of American geography while simultaneously cultivating close reading skills,
- Instructor: Prof. Catherine Labio _Jane Eyre_, _Wuthering Heights_, _The Tenant of Wildfell Hall_, and _Shirley_ are arguably most famous for their romantic characters and plots. Yet, these novels also tackle gender and class inequalities, address
- Provides an interdisciplinary study of England in one of its most vibrant cultural and historical periods. Topics include politics, religion, family life, and the ways contemporary authors understood their world. Requisites: Restricted to
- Introduces students to Old English, the ancient ancestor of Modern English (as Latin is the ancestor of Spanish and Italian, distinct from both). Course will focus on reading knowledge through grammar study and translation, and to a lesser extent on
- Shakespeare's poetry and drama. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only. Additional Information:Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Departmental Category: British Literature to 1660
- Selection of Chaucer's works, including The Canterbury Tales and other shorter poems. Includes an introduction to Middle English. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only. Additional
- Provides a chronological study of great figures and forces in English literature from Beowulf to 1660. Additional Information:Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Departmental Category: British Literature to 1660
- Introduces students to a wide range of critical theories that English majors need to know. Covers major movements in modern literary/critical theory, from Matthew Arnold through new criticism to contemporary postmodern frameworks. Required for all
- Provides a basic skills course designed to equip students to handle the English major. Emphasizes critical writing and the acquisition of basic techniques and vocabulary of literary criticism through close attention to poetry and prose. Requisites: