|
ENGLISH (EH) |
| |
| EH 101 |
Composition
I |
3 cr |
|
| Prepares
students for diverse types of college writing.
Covers the writing process, general criteria used
to evaluate writing, collaborative writing, and
rhetoric, especially audience analysis. Grading
is "A", "B", "C", and "U". |
| |
| EH 102
|
Composition
II |
3 cr |
|
| Prepares
students for college writing by focusing on argumentation,
research, and the critical thinking required to
argue effectively. Students must earn a "C" or higher
in EH 102 to fulfill the University requirement
for composition. |
| |
| NOTE:
EH 101 and EH 102 are prerequisites for all subsequent
English courses. |
| |
| EH
105 |
Honors
Composition |
3
cr |
|
| This
course emphasizes the types of writing that students
will do in college and reflects goals of the Honors
Program with advanced work in critical thinking
and research. Prerequisite: students must have
been accepted in the Honors Program. |
| |
| EH 203
|
Literary
Genres |
3 cr |
|
| Variable-content
course featuring literary forms. May be repeated
once for credit when topic varies. Prerequisites:
EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 204 |
Literary
Themes |
3 cr |
|
| Variable-content
course treating particular concepts that recur
in literature. May be repeated once for credit
when topic varies. Prerequisites: EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 207 |
Literature
and Gender |
3 cr |
|
| A
variable-topics course to study gender issues
in literary texts. Prerequisites: EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 215
|
Survey
of British Literature I |
3 cr |
|
| This
course introduces the student to the cultural
heritage of English-speaking peoples by studying
representative works from Anglo-Saxon times to
Blake. Prerequisites: EH 101 and EH 102. Core
Course. |
| |
| EH 216 |
Survey
of British Literature II |
3 cr |
|
| This
course introduces the student to the cultural
heritage of the English-speaking peoples by studying
representative works from Blake to the present.
Prerequisites: EH 101 and EH 102. Core
Course. |
| |
| EH 225
|
Survey
of American Literature I |
3 cr |
|
| This
course traces the development of American literature
from the beginning through 1865 by studying the
works of representative writers. Prerequisites:
EH 101 and EH 102. Core
Course. |
| |
| EH 226
|
Survey
of American Literature II |
3 cr |
|
| This
course traces the development of American literature
from 1865 to the present by studying the works
of representative writers. Prerequisites: EH 101
and EH 102. Core Course. |
| |
| EH 235 |
Survey
of World Literature I |
3 cr |
|
| A
survey of literature from the Ancient World, the
Middle Ages, and the Renaissance, featuring selections
in translation. Prerequisites: EH 101 and EH 102.
Core Course. |
| |
| EH 236 |
Survey
of World Literature II |
3 cr |
|
| A
survey of literature from Neoclassicism,
Romanticism, Nineteenth-century
Realism and Naturalism,
and the modern world, featuring selections in
translation. Prerequisites: EH 101 and EH 102. Core
Course. |
| |
| EH 242 |
Black
Writers in America |
3 cr |
|
| A
survey of literature by major African-American
authors from the days of slavery to the present.
Readings will include fiction, poetry, drama,
autobiography, and polemical prose. Prerequisites:
EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
|
|
| A study of the history and themes of horror from the early 19th century to the present, including representative texts, films, and critical scholarship. |
| |
| EH 288 |
Academic
Writing (W) |
3 cr |
|
| Practice
in the writing necessary in various academic disciplines.
Prerequisites: EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 290
|
Special
Topics |
3 cr |
|
|
A variable-content course treating selected topics
in literature and language. May be repeated once
for credit when topic varies. Prerequisites: EH
101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 301 |
Poetry:
Critical Reading and Analysis |
3 cr |
|
| Introduction
to close reading and interpretation of poetry,
including written explications and analysis. Prerequisites:
EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 302 |
Drama:
Critical Reading and Analysis |
3 cr |
|
| Introduction
to close reading and interpretation of drama,
including written analysis. Prerequisites: EH
101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 303
|
Fiction:
Critical Reading and Analysis |
3 cr |
|
| Introduction
to close reading and interpretation of fiction,
including written analysis. Prerequisites: EH
101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 310 |
Classical Mythology |
3 cr |
|
| Through the disciplines of English and Philosophy, this course will provide an introduction to myths and to the literature that recounts the myths, legends, and folktales of ancient Greece and Rome. Not only will this course offer a survey of Greek and Roman myth, but also it will look at how different writers treat the material and why their treatments vary. Prerequisites: EH 101 & EH 102. Cross-listed with PHL 310 & REL 310. Credit cannot be received for both EH 310 and either PHL 310 or REL 310. |
| |
| EH 311 |
Chaucer’s
Canterbury Tales |
3 cr |
|
| Introduction
to the poetry of Chaucer with instruction in the
background and the language of Chaucer’s
England and with readings of selected tales
such as those of the Knight, the Miller, the Wife
of Bath. Prerequisites: EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 321 |
Renaissance
Literature |
3 cr |
|
| Non-dramatic
literature of the English Renaissance through
1600. Prerequisites: EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 322 |
Shakespeare’s
Comedies and Romances |
3 cr |
|
| Study
of Shakespeare’s comedies and romances. Prerequisites:
EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 323
|
Shakespeare’s
Tragedies and Histories |
3 cr |
|
| Study
of Shakespeare’s tragedies and histories.
Prerequisites: EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 324
|
Seventeenth-Century
Literature |
3 cr |
|
| Non-dramatic
literature 1600-1660. Prerequisites: EH 101 and
EH 102. |
| |
| EH 331
|
American
Novel to 1900 |
3 cr |
|
| American
novel from its beginning
to 1900. Prerequisites: EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 332 |
American
Nonfiction Prose |
3 cr |
|
| Major
American nonfiction prose. Prerequisites: EH 101
and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 334
|
American
Poetry to 1900 (W) |
3 cr |
|
| American
poetry from its beginning to 1900. Prerequisites:
EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 340 |
Restoration
and Early 18th-Century Literature |
3 cr |
|
| Literature
of the period, including such authors as Behn,
Dryden, Finch, Defoe, Pope, Montagu, Swift, and
Fielding. Prerequisites: EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 342 |
Later
18th-Century Literature (W) |
3 cr |
|
| Literature
of the period, including such authors as Gray,
Boswell, Johnson, Sheridan, Radcliffe, Wollstonecraft,
Blake, and Austen. Prerequisites: EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 343
|
18th-Century
British Novel |
3 cr |
|
| Eighteenth-century
British novel. Prerequisites: EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH
348 |
19th-Century
Continental Philosophy and
Literary Theory
|
3
cr |
|
| An
examination of selected
themes and issues in 19th-century
Continental philosophy and literary theory. Topics
may include Idealism, Romanticism, Existentialism,
Marxism, Freudianism. Identical with PHL 348 &
LG 348. Credit cannot be received for both EH
348 and either PHL 348 or LG 348. (For LG credit,
students will be required to complete some course
work in their language of concentration.) Prerequisites:
EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH
349 |
20th-Century
Continental Philosophy and
Literary Theory
|
3
cr |
|
| An
examination of selected themes and issues in 20th-century
Continental philosophy and literary theory. Topics
may include Phenomenology, Existentialism, Hermeneutics,
Structuralism, and Post-Structuralism. Identical
with PHL 349 & LG 349. Credit cannot be received
for both EH 349 and either PHL 349 or LG 349.
(For LG credit, students will be required to complete
some course work in their language of concentration.)
Prerequisites: EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 351 |
British
Romanticism |
3 cr |
|
| The
poetry and prose of Romantic-era writers, including
Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Keats, and Shelley.
Prerequisites: EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 352 |
Victorian
Poetry |
3 cr |
|
| The
poetry and critical ideas of Tennyson, Browning,
Arnold, and the Pre-Raphaelites, with some attention
to lesser writers. Prerequisites: EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 353
|
Victorian
Prose |
3 cr |
|
| Prose,
exclusive of the novel, with emphasis on Carlyle,
Newman, Mill, Ruskin, and Arnold. Prerequisites:
EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 354 |
19th-Century
British Novel |
3 cr |
|
| Novels
of the Romantic and Victorian periods. Prerequisites:
EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 360 |
Anglo-American
Poetry Since 1900 |
3 cr |
|
| A
study of Anglo-American poets such as D. H. Lawrence,
T. S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, Robert Graves, W. H.
Auden, Dyan Thomas, Derek Walcott, Paul Muldoon,
Eavan Boland, Seamus Heaney, Galway Kunnell, Adrienne
Rich, Robert Penn Warren, John Crowe Ransom, Margaret
Walker, Elizabeth Bishop, Gwendolyn Brooks, Gary
Snyder, Charles Olson, Allen Ginsberg, Anne Sexton,
and Sylvia Plath. Prerequisites: EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 361 |
American
Novel Since 1900 |
3 cr |
|
| Twentieth-century
American novel. Prerequisites: EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 367 |
British
Novel Since 1900 |
3 cr |
|
| Twentieth-century
British novel. Prerequisites: EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 369
|
The Modern
Short Story |
3 cr |
|
| Representative
modern short story writers of America,
Britain, and Continental Europe. Oral and written
analyses and critiques required. Prerequisites:
EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 370
|
History
of the English Language |
3 cr |
|
| A
study of the development from Old English through
Middle English to Modern English. Prerequisites:
EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 371
|
Approaches
to English Grammar (W) |
3 cr |
|
| A
course designed primarily to help education majors
translate between the languages of conventional
grammar and the syntactical grammar relevant to
the teaching of English at pre-college levels.
Consideration will also be given to the rationales
basic to the formation of different grammars and
to methods of presenting grammatical material
in a classroom situation. Non-education majors
interested in a sophisticated approach to the
study of grammar might also benefit from this
course. Prerequisites: EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 372 |
Technical
Writing (W) (C) |
3 cr |
|
| The
purpose of this course is to train students in
the kinds of written reports required of practicing
professionals, aiming to improve mastery of the
whole process of report writing from conceptual
stage through editing stage. Prerequisites: EH
101 and 102. |
| |
| EH 373
|
Writing
in the Professions (W)
(C) |
3 cr |
|
| Practice
in the kinds of writing done in such professions
as speech pathology and audiology, nursing, teaching,
criminal justice, and business. Assignments, which
emphasize persuasive writing, may include position
papers, correspondence, and reports. Prerequisites:
EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 374
|
The English
Bible - Old Testament |
3 cr |
|
|
King James Version of the Bible studied with respect
to literary forms, philosophical concepts, and
problems of translation. Prerequisites: EH 101
and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 375 |
The English Bible - Apocrypha
and New
Testament
|
3 cr |
|
| King
James Version of the Bible studied with respect
to literary forms, philosophical concepts, and
problems of translation. Prerequisites: EH 101
and EH 102. |
| |
| EH
380 |
Science
Fiction |
3
cr |
|
| A
study of the history and themes of science fiction
literature and film from the end of the 19th century
to the present. Prerequisites: EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 390* |
Special
Topics |
3 cr |
|
| A
variable-content course addressing selected topics
in literature and writing. May be repeated once
for credit when course content varies. |
| |
| EH 391,
392 |
Fiction
Writing I, II |
3 cr |
|
| Intensive
practice in the writing of the short story. Constructive,
critical discussions are conducted on each composition.
Emphasis is upon creation of high-quality fiction
with possible view to publication. These courses
require special permission. Prerequisites: EH
101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 393, 394 |
Creative Nonfiction I, II |
3 cr |
|
| Intensive study of and practice in writing creative nonfiction - nonfiction that stresses personal voice and the use of literary elements. Concentrates on genres of creative nonfiction (personal or narrative essay, travel, and nature writing, cultural criticism, memoir) with emphasis on producing high-quality writing. Prerequisites: EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 395,
396 |
Poetry
Writing I, II |
3 cr |
|
| The
English language as it may be used in embodying
poetic knowledge. Readings in contemporary poetry,
study of fixed and open verse forms and their
metrics, and practice in producing poems and explications.
Prerequisites: EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 401* |
Teaching
Composition (W) |
3 cr |
|
| Study
of theories of composition and their applications
for teaching writing at the secondary school level.
Prerequisites: EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 402* |
Rhetoric:
Ancient and Modern (W) |
3 cr |
|
| Readings
in rhetorical theory, ancient and modern, are
applied in specific writing assignments which
encourage students to adopt a point of view and
address a specific audience. Prerequisites: EH
101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 403* |
Art of
the Essay (W) |
3 cr |
|
| Advanced
expository writing. Discussion of British and
American essays by such writers as Bacon, Addison,
Swift, Arnold, Emerson, Chesterton, Lewis Thomas,
and Joan Didion, with applications in written
assignments. Student writings are discussed in
class or in conference. Prerequisites: EH 101
and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 421*
|
Literary
Criticism to 1900 (W) |
3 cr |
|
| Classical,
Neoclassical, Romantic, and Victorian literary
theory. Identical with PHL 421. Credit cannot
be received for both PHL 421 and EH 421. Prerequisites:
EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 422*
|
Literary
Criticism Since 1900 (W) |
3 cr |
|
| Modern
and Contemporary Literary theory. Identical with
PHL 422. Credit cannot be received for both EH
422 and PHL 422. Prerequisites: EH 101 and EH
102. |
| |
| EH 460* |
Medieval
Drama |
3 cr |
|
| Mystery
or Corpus Christi plays of the great cycles of
Wakefield, York, Chester, or N-Town, and morality
plays such as Everyman or The Castle of Perseverance.
Prerequisites: EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 461* |
Tudor
and Stuart Drama |
3 cr |
|
| A
historical and generic study of plays by authors
including Kyd, Marlowe, Dekker, Jonson, Middleton,
Beaumont, Fletcher, and Webster. The course will
include a performance component. Prerequisites:
EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 462* |
Restoration
and 18th-Century Drama (W) |
3 cr |
|
| A
historical and generic study of plays by
authors such as Wycherley, Etheridge, Behn, Dryden,
Otway, Congreve, Steele, Goldsmith, and Sheridan.
The course will include a performance component.
Prerequisites: EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 463* |
Drama
1890-Present |
3 cr |
|
| Twentieth-century
British, American and Continental drama, with
major emphasis on the plays of Ibsen, Chekhov,
Shaw, Pirandello, O’Neill, and Beckett. Prerequisites:
EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 465*
|
Middle
English Literature |
3 cr |
|
| Major
romances and dream-visions of the late Middle
Ages such as Sir Gawain and the Green Knight,
Troilus and Criseyde, Sir Orfeo, Pearl, Parliament
of Birds, and others. Prerequisites: EH 101 and
EH 102. |
| |
|
|
| Milton’s
major poems, with emphasis on Paradise Lost. Poetic
methods and structure analyzed. Prerequisites:
EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 468* |
Contemporary
Black Fiction |
3 cr |
|
| A
close reading of selected fiction published since
World War II by such authors as James Baldwin,
Ralph Ellison, Alice Walker, Toni Morrison, Ernest
J. Gains, Gloria Naylor, and Julius Lester. Prerequisites:
EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 470* |
Studies
in Medieval Literature |
3 cr |
|
| Seminar
in specific topics from medieval literature. Prerequisites:
EH 101, 102 and junior standing. |
| |
| EH 471* |
Studies
in Renaissance Literature |
3 cr |
|
| Seminar
in specific topics from Renaissance literature.
Prerequisites: EH 101, EH 102 and junior standing. |
| |
| EH 472*
|
Studies
in Shakespeare |
3 cr |
|
| Seminar
in specific topics from Shakespeare. Prerequisites:
EH 101, EH 102 and junior standing. |
| |
| EH 474*
|
Studies
in Restoration and 18th-Century Literature |
3 cr |
|
| Seminar
in specific topics from Restoration and 18th-Century
Literature. Prerequisites: EH 101, EH 102 and junior
standing. |
| |
| EH 475* |
Studies
in 19th-Century Literature |
3 cr |
|
| Seminar
in specific topics from 19th-century literature.
Prerequisites: EH 101, EH 102 and junior standing. |
| |
| EH 476* |
Studies
in 20th-Century Literature |
3 cr |
|
| Seminar
in specific topics from 20th-century
literature. Prerequisites: EH 101, EH 102 and junior
standing. |
| |
| EH 477* |
Studies
in Genre |
3 cr |
|
| Seminar
in specific topics from various genres. Prerequisites:
EH 101, EH 102 and junior standing. |
| |
| EH 478*
|
Studies
in Film |
3 cr |
|
| Seminar
in specific topics from film studies. Prerequisites:
EH 101, EH 102 and junior standing. |
| |
| EH 479* |
Studies
in Modern/Postmodern Poetry |
3 cr |
|
| Seminar
in specific topics from modern/ postmodern poetry.
Prerequisites: EH 101, EH 102 and junior standing. |
| |
| EH 480*
|
Studies
in Gender and Literature |
3 cr |
|
| Seminar
in specific topics dealing with gender issues
in literature. Prerequisites: EH 101, EH 102 and
junior standing. |
| |
| EH 481*
|
Studies
in Composition and Rhetoric |
3 cr |
|
| Seminar
in specific topics dealing with writing, rhetoric,
or language studies. |
| |
| EH 482* |
Studies
in American Literature |
3 cr |
|
| Seminar
in specific topics from American literature. Prerequisites:
EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 483*,
484* |
Advanced
Fiction Writing I, II |
3 cr |
|
| Advanced
work in writing the story and the novel, for students
of exceptional talent. Prerequisites: EH
101 and EH 102, EH 391 and EH 392 or the equivalent.
These courses require special permission. |
| |
| EH 485*(C),486*(C) |
Advanced
Poetry Writing I, II |
3 cr |
|
| Advanced
work in writing poetry, for students of exceptional
talent. Prerequisite: EH
101 and EH 102, EH 395 and EH 396 or equivalent.
These courses require special permission. |
| |
| EH 487*,
488* |
Screen
Writing I, II |
3 cr |
|
| Guided
workshops in writing a dramatic narrative screenplay.
Prerequisites: EH 101,
EH 102 and junior standing. |
| |
| EH 490* |
Special
Topics |
3 cr |
|
| Selected
topics in writing in literary studies. May be
repeated once for
credit when course content varies. |
| |
|
|
| Specific
topics in literature. Can be taken twice for credit
when topic varies. May be
repeated once for credit. |
| |
| EH 494*
|
Directed
Studies |
1-3 cr |
|
| Directed
individual study. Prerequisites: EH 101,EH 102 and
permission of the directing professor and department
chair. |
| |
| EH 496* |
Professional
Studies: Internship |
1-3 cr |
|
| On-the-job
experience which relates to the student’s
classroom work in the field of English; reports
required. A maximum of six
hours of credit may be earned in internships.
Students consult with the department chair regarding
internship opportunities and specific required
eligibility. English majors and minors who are
juniors or seniors may enroll. Prerequisites:
Permission of the department chair and the supervising
professor. Prerequisites: EH 101 and EH 102. |
| |
| EH 497, 498 |
Advanced Creative Nonfiction I, II |
3 cr |
|
| Advanced work in writing creative nonfiction, for students of exceptional talent. Emphasis on producing high-quality writing with an eye toward publication Prerequisites: EH 101, EH 102, EH 393 and EH 394 or equivalent. These courses require special permission. |
| |
| EH
499 |
Senior
Honors Project |
1-3 cr |
|
| With
the guidance of a faculty mentor, Honors Students
will identify and carry out an independent scholarly
project in English. The outcome of the project
will include a formal presentation and defense
before the faculty and a written senior thesis.
The Honors Senior Project will be evaluated and
graded by three members of the faculty, and chaired
by the project faculty mentor. The student must
complete a total of six hours of Honors Seniors
work, be accepted to the University Honors Program
or the Department Honors Program and have an approved
project prospectus. University Honors Program
participants must have completed HON 301. |
| |
| EH 501
|
Introduction
to Critical Theory |
3 cr |
|
| Required
of all MA students
in their first year of work. Surveys current literary
theory from structuralism to the present. The
purpose is to introduce the conceptual lexicons
and reading strategies of advanced literary analysis.
Topics treated include structuralism, deconstruction,
psychoanalysis, hermeneutics, Marxism, feminism,
and reception theory. |
| |
| EH 502 |
Graduate
Writing in English |
3 cr |
|
| A
course preparing students for research and academic
writing at the graduate level in English studies. |
| |
| EH 505
|
Teaching
College Writing |
3 cr |
|
| A
study of contemporary theories of writing and
rhetoric, with an emphasis on their application
in a college-level curriculum. |
| |
| EH 512 |
Studies
in Medieval Literature |
3 cr |
|
| Theme-based
study of medieval texts; possible topics include
late medieval chivalry, medieval sexualities,
Arthurian tradition. |
| |
| EH 513 |
Studies
in Chaucer |
3 cr |
|
| A
study of selections of Chaucer’s Canterbury
Tales and dream visions. |
| |
| EH 514 |
Renaissance
Poetry |
3 cr |
|
|
Examination of non-dramatic Renaissance poetic
development, including the sonnet. |
| |
| EH 516 |
Studies
in Shakespeare I |
3 cr |
|
| A
study in Shakespeare’s comedies and romances. |
| |
| EH 517 |
Studies
in Shakespeare II |
3 cr |
|
| A
study of Shakespeare’s histories and tragedies. |
| |
| EH 521 |
Seventeenth-Century
Poetry |
3 cr |
|
| A
historical and formal study of the poetry of the
early seventeenth century, including the works
of Donne, Jonson, Herbert, Vaughan, Herrick, Marvel,
Wroth, Lanyer, and Phillips. The course will emphasize
the close reading of poems. |
| |
| EH 525
|
Restoration
and Early 18th-Century Literature |
3 cr |
|
| A
study of literature in the period, including such
authors as Dryden, Rochester, Behn, Congreve,
Defoe, Pope, Swift, and
Gay. |
| |
| EH 526
|
The 18th-Century
Novel |
3 cr |
|
| A
study of prose fiction narratives from the Restoration
and eighteenth century by such authors as Behn,
Defoe, Richardson, Fielding, Smollett, Stern,
and Burney, with emphasis on the establishment
of the novel as a respected genre. |
| |
| EH 527 |
The Age
of Sensibility |
3 cr |
|
| A
study of several late eighteenth-century literary
figures such as Stern, Johnson, Boswell, Goldsmith,
Sheridan, Wollstonecraft, Radcliffe, and Blake. |
| |
| EH 532
|
Early
Romantics |
3 cr |
|
| A
study of early Romantic poetry and prose, with
emphasis on the poetry of William Wordsworth and
S.T. Coleridge. |
| |
| EH 534
|
Late Romantics |
3 cr |
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| A
study of late Romantic poetry and prose, with
emphasis on the poetry of Lord Byron, Percy Shelley,
and John Keats. |
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| EH 536 |
Victorian
and Edwardian Poetry |
3 cr |
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| A
study of several major Victorian and Edwardian
poets such as Tennyson, Browning, Arnold, Pre-Raphaelites,
Swinburne, Hopkins, and Hardy. |
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| EH 538
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Victorian
and Edwardian Prose |
3 cr |
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| A
study of selected masters of Victorian and Edwardian
prose fiction such as Dickens, Thackeray, George
Eliot, Morris, Hardy, Kipling and expository prose
such as Newman, Carlyle, Mill, Ruskin, Arnold,
and Stevenson. |
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| EH 543 |
American
Romanticism |
3 cr |
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| A
study of writers of the American Romantic Movement
such as Irving, Emerson, Thoreau, Douglass, Whitman,
and Dickinson, focusing primarily on nonfiction
prose and poetry. |
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| EH 544
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Antebellum
American Fiction |
3 cr |
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| Examines
the emergence and development of American fiction
before the Civil War, focusing on the tale and
the novel, and including such figures as Cooper,
Hawthorne, Poe, Melville, and Stowe. |
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| EH 545
|
American
Realism |
3 cr |
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| A
study of writers of the American Realist
Movement such as Twain, James, Crane, Dreiser,
Chopin, Cheitnutt and,
Jewett. |
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| EH 547 |
The Southern
Renaissance |
3 cr |
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| A
study of several representative figures from twentieth-century
Southern literature such as Faulkner, Warren,
Tate, Ransom, O’Connor, McCullers, Dickey,
Hurston, Wright,
and Percy. |
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| EH 562
|
The 20th-Century
Poetic Revolution |
3 cr |
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| A
study of the key figures in the shaping of modern
poetry: Yeats, Eliot, Pound, Stevens, and Frost. |
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| EH 571
|
Modern
British Fiction |
3 cr |
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| Examination
of selected works of such authors as Conrad, D.H.
Lawrence, Woolf, Forster, Joyce, Greene, and Lessing. |
| |
| EH 572 |
Modern
American Fiction |
3 cr |
|
| Examination
of selected works of such authors as Anderson,
Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Faulkner, and Dickey. |
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| EH 573 |
Contemporary
Fiction |
3 cr |
|
| Provides
an overview of significant works since 1950 by
such authors as Flannery O’Connor, Cormac
McCarthy, Walker Percy, John Updike, Marge Piercy,
Alice Walker, and Amy Tan. |
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| EH 583 |
Graduate
Fiction Writing Workshop I |
3 cr |
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| Special
individual instruction in fiction writing. This
course requires special permission. |
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| EH 584
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Graduate
Fiction Writing Workshop II |
3 cr |
|
| Special
individual instruction in fiction writing. This
course requires special permission. |
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| EH 585
|
Graduate
Poetry Writing Workshop I |
3 cr |
|
| Special
individual instruction in poetry writing. This
course requires special permission. |
| |
| EH 586 |
Graduate
Poetry Writing Workshop II |
3 cr |
|
| Special
individual instruction in poetry writing. This
course requires special permission. |
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| EH 590
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Special
Topics |
3 cr |
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| A
graduate seminar designed to allow close study
of selected literary topic or figures. May
be repeated once for credit when the subject
offerings are from different literary areas. |
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|
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| A
specific subject in American or British Literature
to be assigned prior to each semester. May
be repeated once for credit when the subject
offerings are from different literary areas. |
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| EH 594
|
Directed
Studies |
1-3 cr |
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| Directed
individual study on a topic not covered by a listed
course. Prerequisite: prior permission of the
directing professor and the department chair. |
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| One
to six credits per semester with a maximum of
six hours of credit. |
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| *Courses
may be taken by Advanced Under- graduates and
Graduates |
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