A critical exploration of short stories and novels with emphasis on the structural and narrative features of prose fiction.
An introduction to the critical study of poetic forms and techniques. Exclusions EN123.
A critical analysis of dramatic forms and traditions. Exclusions EN123.
An intensive reading course that introduces students to the elements of literature and literary analysis through a variety of approaches and texts...
A study of selected forms of poetry such as the sonnet, lyric, ode, elegy, song, rap, ballad, monologue and free verse.
A historical and/or critical study of children's literature in English. Possible emphases include formal literary analysis, the social and cultural...
A study of the main patterns of tragedy from its origins to the 20th century.†
An exploration of many traditional and contemporary rhetorical techniques in a variety of texts. The course concentrates on the study of how examples...
An introduction to literary stylistics - the application of linguistic theories to the study of literature. Selected texts will be explored in light...
A study of the main patterns of comedy from its origins to the 20th century.
Consult the Department of English for current offerings.†† Notes Irregular course
A study of the ways in which literature of various periods and nationalities functions to criticize its milieu. Emphasis will be placed on the...
An introduction to the postcolonial literatures of present and former colonies primarily of Britain and the United States, including works from...
Selected fiction, poetry and drama by United States authors whose major works have appeared in the period from about 1945 to the present.
An extension of the practices involved in reading written texts, literary and non-literary, to the interpretation of other cultural forms, (for...
A study of feminist writing, including drama, fiction, poetry, biography, memoirs, essays and journalism, with emphasis on the role of print culture...
A study of the influences and relationships between written/printed/literary texts and other media. Topics may include analysis of stage and film...
Women writers and women's writing, with illustration of the literature of different historical periods and a variety of literary genres. Some special...
The images of women in a selection of fiction by women (and some men) writers in the past 200 years, focusing primarily on the changing attitudes to...
This course examines selected Arthurian narratives, myths, and traditions within a variety of contexts: textual, generic, national, cultural and...