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A chronological study of the development of British literature from the Middle Ages to the Long Eighteenth Century, this course focuses on selected authors as well as on the historical/philosophical milieu from which their literatures grow. This course provides an extensive factual overview with in-depth study of selected works to develop both wide and critical reading. Before enrolling, students are strongly encouraged to have completed a 200-level English or writing course with at least a "C." Prerequisite: Must have completed writing competency (ENG 120) or have advanced standing in English; or permission of the division.

A chronological study of the development of British literature from 1800 to the present, this course focuses on selected authors as well as on the historical/philosophical milieu from which their literatures grow. This course provides an extensive factual overview with in-depth study of selected works to develop both wide and critical reading. Before enrolling, students are strongly encouraged to have completed a 200-level English or writing course with at least a "C." Prerequisite: Must have completed writing competency (ENG 120) or have advanced standing in English; or permission of the division.

This course studies the historical, social, cultural, and technological influences that have shaped the English language. Topics include major historical events, such as the Anglo-Saxon migrations, the invention of the printing press, and the rise of mass media. Students will also explore the principles of word formation, affixes, roots, and the relationships between words, providing a comprehensive understanding of language development.

A chronological study of the development of American literature, including Pre-Columbian literature, literature of European discoveries, Colonial and Revolutionary authors through the early republic, the American Renaissance, and the Antebellum. This course provides an extensive factual overview with in-depth study of selected works to develop both wide and critical reading. The course will intentionally integrate a variety of perspectives, for instance Native Americans, women, and African Americans. Before enrolling, students are strongly encouraged to have completed a 200-level English or writing course with at least a "C." Prerequisite: Must have completed writing competency (ENG 120) or have advanced standing in English; or permission of the division.

A chronological study of the development of American literature, including that of the Civil War and Reconstruction, Realism and Naturalism, major twentieth-century movements such as Modernism and Postmodernism. Course provides an extensive factual overview with in-depth study of selected works to develop both wide and critical reading. The course will intentionally integrate into these movements the literature of cultural and gender diversity, which may include literature of the immigrant experience, the Harlem Renaissance, or Civil Rights. Before enrolling, students are strongly encouraged to have completed a 200-level English or writing course with at least a "C." Prerequisite: Must have completed writing competency (ENG 120) or have advanced standing in English; or permission of the division.

A study of historical and contemporary theories of criticism, from Plato and Aristotle through New Criticism, structuralism, deconstruction, New Historicism, and other modern approaches. Theory is applied to selected works to test contribution and validity and to aid students in developing an eclectic and valid theory of their own. Prerequisite: ENG-220

An introduction to the history of English by the application of varied linguistic techniques to Old, Middle, and Modern English. Includes major units on the English sound system, the origins and evolutions of English, the sources and formation of vocabulary, English grammar and syntax, and English usage and dialect.

Intensive reading of selected American, British, and European plays from 1879 to the present. Analysis and critical literature will focus on significant twentieth-century and contemporary theatrical trends such as realism, expressionism, and the absurd.

Focus on Shakespeare's drama, including comedies and tragedies. Methods of study feature analysis of text, integration of selected critical literature, dramatic interpretation teams, informal writing, and a significant critical essay.

Careful reading of major poetry and prose (Lord Tennyson through Dante Rossetti and John Carlyle through John Stuart Mill) with attention to the historical and philosophical milieu (Pre-Raphaelite painters, for example). Selected critical literature integrated with text analysis.

Careful reading of major poetry and prose (William Blake through Keats, Lamb, Hazlitt, and DeQuincey) with attention to the historical and philosophical milieu. Prerequisite: ENG-220 or permission of the division.

Careful study of major poetry and prose (Thomas Hardy to the present) with attention to the historical and philosophical milieu. Selected critical literature integrated with text analysis.

Close reading and critical study of selected works of major American poetry and prose of the twentieth century. Special attention to the characteristics and implications of realism, modernism, and postmodernism.

Study of major writers in the period 1830 to 1870 with attention to Emersonian transcendentalism as evidenced in his own work and as it influenced in varied ways the aesthetics and practices of Thoreau, Hawthorne, Melville, and Whitman.

Study of Hawthorne--the man, his times, his aesthetics, and his works--centered on his American Notebooks, his short stories and essays, and a selection of his novels, including The Scarlet Letter and The Marble Faun.

Study of the development of the American short story from Irving, Hawthorne, and Poe through local color writers, experimentalists, James, realists, and naturalists to the great variety of current practices.

A chronological study of a selection of classic American poets from Bradstreet and Taylor through Eliot and Frost, concluding with study of a large number of recent and current poets.

Prepares students to perform basic research using Off Campus Library Services (OCLS), electronic periodical indexes, and information resources. Students will identify and select appropriate material for inclusion in a college level research project which will be submitted at the conclusion of the course. (1 or 2 credit hours)

Students will work under a faculty mentor in their major and in cooperation with an Honors College advisor, producing a research thesis or creative project.