This category is intended mainly for nonmajors, and no more than 6 credits (with the exception of Introduction to Poetry and Shakespeare) can be counted toward the fulfillment of requirements in the English major. However, some courses that concentrate on basic practice in critical reading of literature and in critical writing are strongly recommended for beginning English majors.
307-10500 Introduction to American Literature HU LA 3a
Study of literary modes such as fiction, poetry, essays, and drama in which American writers have expressed ideals of individual conduct and social relationships or have appraised and challenged the practices of society. Emphasis on class participation. 3 credits. (F-S,Y)
307-10700 Introduction to Literature HU LA 3a
Works of English, American, or European literature from early or recent times are considered in relation to one or more recurrent themes. Emphasis on class participation. 3 credits. (F-S,Y)
307-10900 Introduction to Drama HU LA 3a
Critical discussion of drama, covering a broad range of forms and techniques, with emphasis on class participation. Recommended for beginning English majors. Also offered through the London Center. 3 credits.(F-S,Y)
307-11000 Introduction to Fiction HU LA 3a
Critical discussion of fiction, covering a broad range of forms and techniques. Emphasis on class participation. Recommended for beginning English majors. Also offered through the London Center. 3 credits. (F-S,Y)
307-11200 Introduction to the Short Story HU LA 3a
Critical discussion of short stories, covering a broad range of forms and techniques, with emphasis on class participation. 3 credits. (F-S,Y)
307-11300 Introduction to Poetry HU LA 3a
Critical discussion of poetry, covering a broad range of forms and techniques, with emphasis on class participation. Recommended for beginning English majors. 3 credits. (F-S,Y)
307-21000 The Literature of Horror HU LA
Survey of horror literature from its commercial origins in the 18th century through contemporary writers. Writers whose works are examined include Edgar Allan Poe, Henry James, Franz Kafka, Bram Stoker, and H. P. Lovecraft. Prerequisites: One course in literature. 3 credits. (S,Y)
307-21100 Jewish-American Writers HU LA 3a
Study of dramas, short stories, and novels of Jewish-American writers who have gained prominence since the 1950s, such as Miller, Malamud, Mailer, Singer, Roth, and Bellow. Prerequisites: One course in the humanities or social sciences, or sophomore standing. 3 credits. (F or S,Y)
307-21400 Science Fiction HU LA 3a
Survey of fantasy and science fiction from H. G. Wells to Harlan Ellison. Prerequisites: One course in the humanities or social sciences, or sophomore standing. 3 credits. (IRR)
307-21600 Contemporary British Fiction HU LA 3a, h
Deals with works of British fiction since World War II for their literary value and for their portrayal of British society during the last three decades. Prerequisites: One course in the humanities or social sciences, or sophomore standing. 3 credits. (F or S,Y)
307-21800 Twentieth-Century American Drama HU LA 3a
Study of the leading American dramatists of the 20th century, such as O'Neill, Behrman, Odets, Sherwood, Anderson, Wilder, Hellman, Miller, Williams, Inge, Albee, and Eliot. Prerequisites: One course in the humanities or social sciences, or sophomore standing. 3 credits. (F or S,Y)
307-21900 Shakespeare HU LA 3a, h
Study of six to eight Shakespeare plays as examples both of the way dramatic literature works and of the achievement of the greatest of English writers. Since plays vary each semester, course may be repeated once for credit. Prerequisites: One course in the humanities or social sciences, or sophomore standing. Also offered through the London Center. 3 credits. (F-S,Y)
307-22000 Black Women Writers HU LA 3a
Study of black women writers such as Hurston, Angelou, Morrison, and Walker. Prerequisites: One course in the humanities or social sciences, or sophomore standing. 3 credits. (F or S,Y)
307-22500 Literary Modernism and the Visual Arts HU LA 3a, h
Introduction to the concept of literary modernism as it developed from 1900-1925, a period during which a close relationship between literature and the visual arts existed. The use of the visual arts of the period as a lens through which to read modern literature provides an enhanced understanding of modern writers. Prerequisites: One course in literature and sophomore standing. 3 credits.(F,Y)
Of the following five courses, three are required of all English majors. Majors must also take either the remaining two Periods of Literature courses or 6 credits of designated substitute courses (a list of substitutes is available in the department).
307-13100 Ancient Literature HU LA 3a, h, g
Works that have dominated the Western imagination and set standards for art and life for nearly three thousand years: the epics of Homer and Virgil, the plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Aristophanes, and selections from the Bible. 3 credits. (F-S,Y)
307-23200 Medieval Literature HU LA 3a, h
Readings are drawn from the northern European epic, medieval romances, and medieval drama. Also Dante, The Divine Comedy; Chaucer, Troilus and Criseyde, The Canterbury Tales. Prerequisites: One course in the humanities or social sciences, or sophomore standing. 3 credits. (F-S,Y)
307-27100 Renaissance Literature HU LA 3a, h
The continental backgrounds: Renaissance writers in Italy, France, and Spain. Major trends in English literature from the early 16th century through Milton, with emphasis on Elizabethan and Jacobean drama. Prerequisites: One course in the humanities or social sciences, or sophomore standing. 3 credits. (F-S,Y)
307-27200 The Enlightenment (1660-1770) HU LA
The neoclassical drama of France and England: Molière, Restoration comedy. Also Voltaire, major works of Dryden, Pope, Swift, and Johnson. The rise of the novel: Defoe, Fielding, Smollett, and Richardson. Prerequisites: One course in the humanities or social sciences, or sophomore standing. 3 credits. (F-S,Y)
307-38100 Romantic-Victorian Literature HU LA
Romanticism in France and Germany; English romantic and Victorian poetry. The movement toward realism, especially in the French and English novel. Prerequisites: 9 credits of literature courses. 3 credits. (F-S,Y)
Upper-level courses are intended primarily for juniors and seniors but may be taken by sophomores who can meet the prerequisites.
307-31100 Dramatic Literature HU LA 3a, h
307-31200 Dramatic Literature HU LA 3a, g
First semester: Studies in dramatic literature prior to Ibsen. Second semester: Studies in modern drama. Prerequisites: Any three courses in English, history of the theater, or introduction to the theater. 3 credits. (307-31100-F, 307-31200-S,Y)
307-31600 Creative Writing Workshop in Poetry FA LA
Discussion and practice in writing poetry. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: 9 credits of literature courses. 3 credits. (IRR)
307-31800 Short Story HU LA
Survey of 19th- and 20th-century short stories, British and American, by Poe, Hawthorne, Crane, Joyce, Hemingway, Lawrence, Bowen, Nabokov, Updike, Malamud, et al. History and development of the short story. Prerequisites: 9 credits of literature courses. 3 credits. (IRR)
307-31900 Great American Writers before 1890 HU LA
Puritan writers, Benjamin Franklin; romantic writers such as Poe, Hawthorne, Emerson, Thoreau, Melville, Twain, Whitman, and James. Lecture and discussion. Prerequisites: 9 credits of literature courses. 3 credits. (F or S,Y)
307-32000 Great American Writers after 1890 HU LA
Stephen Crane, Dreiser, and the naturalist movement. Later writers such as Sherwood Anderson, Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Faulkner, and Ellison. Poets such as Robinson, Frost, Eliot, and Stevens. Prerequisites: 9 credits of literature courses. 3 credits. (F or S,Y)
307-32400 Literature of the Bible HU LA
A study of major narratives and poetry from the Bible, together with their influence on subsequent literature. Emphasis on literary strategies and historical knowledge that enable critical understanding. Prerequisites: Three courses in the humanities. 3 credits. (S,E)
307-32500 Studies in Medieval English Literature HU LA
Topic varies. Prerequisites: 9 credits of literature. 3 credits. (F or S,Y)
307-33100 Studies in the English Renaissance HU LA
Topic varies. Prerequisites: 9 credits of literature. 3 credits. (F or S,Y)
307-34100 Studies in the Enlightenment (1660-1770) HU LA
Topic varies. Prerequisites: 9 credits of literature. 3 credits. (F or S,Y)
307-35200 Studies in Nineteenth-Century English Literature HU LA
Topic varies. Prerequisites: 9 credits of literature. 3 credits. (F or S,Y)
307-36300 Irish Literature HU LA
A study of the sudden flowering of Irish literature between 1885 and 1939 and its influence on the political and social history of the time. Readings from Yeats, Joyce, Synge, and O'Casey as well as less known figures of the period. Prerequisites: 9 credits of literature courses. Also offered through the London Center. 3 credits. (IRR)
307-36500 Studies in the Novel HU LA
Studies in the novel, with topics varying from semester to semester. Concentration may be on a theme, a period, a type, etc. Prerequisites: 9 credits of literature courses. 3 credits. (F or S,Y)
307-37000 American Poetry HU LA
A survey of the main currents of American poetry from the middle of the 19th century to the present. Beginning with the poetry of Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson, the course establishes the dialectic poles of attraction for American writing. The course concentrates on such major 20th-century poets as Robert Frost, Wallace Stevens, T. S. Eliot, William Carlos Williams, Theodore Roethke, Robert Lowell, and James Wright. Prerequisites: 9 credits of literature. It is recommended that students take either 307-11300 Introduction to Poetry or 307-10500 Introduction to American Literature prior to this course. 3 credits. (IRR)
307-37200 Studies in American Literature HU LA
Studies in different selected figures in American literature each semester. Prerequisites: 9 credits of literature courses. Since content varies each semester, course may be repeated once for credit. Also offered through the London Center (F-S). 3 credits. (F or S,Y)
307-37300 Renaissance Drama HU LA
Study of the English drama after Shakespeare. Visits museums and sites in London for background of the Jacobean and early Caroline periods. Readings from Beaumont, Fletcher, Ford, Jonson, Middleton, and Webster. Prerequisites: 307-21900 or 307-27100. Also offered through the London Center (S,Y). 3 credits. (IRR)
307-37700 Nineteenth-Century British Novel HU LA
The writings of Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, George Eliot, Henry James, and Thomas Hardy in their historical and cultural context. Critical approaches to the study of the novel. Prerequisites: 9 credits of literature courses. Also offered through the London Center (F) 3 credits. (F or S,Y)
307-37800 Twentieth-Century British Novel HU LA
The development of the British novel from the end of the 19th century. A comparison of theme, style, and structure within the historical and cultural context. Authors such as James Joyce, D. H. Lawrence, E. M. Forster, Graham Greene, and William Golding. Prerequisites: 9 credits of literature courses. Also offered through the London Center (S,Y) 3 credits. (F or S,Y)
307-38200 Modern Literature I HU LA
Introduction to modern literature through representative figures: Mann, Gide, Lawrence, Joyce, Yeats, Eliot, Auden. Prerequisites: 9 credits of literature courses. 3 credits. (IRR)
307-38300 Modern Literature II HU LA
Supplement to 307-38200, providing a broader survey of modern literature. Such authors as Woolf, Conrad, Thomas, Forster, Waugh. Prerequisites: 9 credits of literature courses. 3 credits. (IRR)
307-38700 Teaching Literature in High School HU LA
Designed for potential high school teachers of English. Study of various works of literature frequently taught in high school, with emphasis on presentation to younger students. Prerequisites: 9 credits of literature courses. 3 credits. (IRR)
Open to upper class English majors and to other upper-class students with permission of instructor. 3 credits.
Seminars 307-41000 through 307-47900 vary in content from semester to semester and provide an opportunity for advanced research and discussion.
307-41000 Seminar in Medieval English Literature HU LA
Prerequisites: 307-23200 and permission of instructor. (F or S,Y)
307-42000 Seminar in Shakespeare HU LA
Prerequisites: 307-21900 and permission of instructor. (F or S,Y)
307-43000 Seminar in the English Renaissance HU LA
Prerequisites: 307-27100 and permission of instructor. (F or S,Y)
307-44000 Seminar in the English Enlightenment (1660-1770) HU LA
Prerequisites: 307-27200 and permission of instructor. (IRR)
307-45000 Seminar in Nineteenth-Century Literature HU LA
Prerequisites: 307-38100 and permission of instructor. (IRR)
307-46000 Seminar in Twentieth-Century English Literature HU LA
Prerequisites: Four literature courses, at least two of which are at level 2 or above, and junior standing. (F or S,Y)
307-46500 Seminar in Drama HU LA
Selected topics in classic or contemporary drama. Prerequisites: Either four literature courses or one of 307-31100 or 307-31200; and permission of instructor. 3 credits. (F or S, Y)
307-47000-307-47900 Seminars in American Literature HU LA
Topics may include Hemingway, contemporary American poetry, Whitman/Dickinson, Hawthorne/James, 20th-century women writers, among others. Prerequisites: 307-31900 or 307-32000 if appropriate. Additional or other prerequisites may be specified when appropriate. (F or S,Y)
307-48000 Studies in Literary Criticism HU LA
Selected topics in the history and theory of literary criticism. Prerequisites: Four literature courses and permission of instructor. 3 credits. (IRR)
307-49500 Internship NLA
Allows students to combine literary study with on-site work experience under the guidance of a faculty supervisor. Internships require the approval of both the sponsoring agency and the faculty supervisor. Also available through the London Center. A maximum of 3.00 credits may be used to fulfill requirements for the English major. Prerequisites: junior standing or above, four literature courses, and permission of instructor. Variable credit. (IRR)
307-49900 Independent Study U LA
For the specially qualified student, by agreement with a faculty member. Offered on demand only. Prerequisites: Permission of the department. Variable credit, usually 3.
