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3.00 Credits
Works by six or more distinguished novelists expressing contemporary subject matter and technique. Among representative themes students will consider those of dream and illusion, revolution and personal revolt, alienation and anxiety, crime and self-assertion; among narrative techniques, ellipsis and adaptations of stream-of-consciousness. The list of novelists will vary, but recent assignments include Knut Hamsun, Franz Kafka, Thomas Mann, Herman Hesse, Andre Malraux, D. H. Lawrence, James Joyce, Christina Stead, Virginia Woolf, Rebecca West, and Djuna Barnes. Prerequisite: junior class standing or permission of the instructor. 2- year cycle, fall. Cr 3.
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Asurvey of modern English and Continental dramatists who have had a revolutionary impact on the modern theater. Authors to be considered might include Buchner, Strindberg, Ibsen, Pirandello, Brecht, Ionesco, Beckett, Pinter, Fornes, Churchill, and Norman. The course will emphasize the experience of drama as much as possible by viewing video productions of several plays. 3-year cycle, spring. Cr 3.
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This course includes a survey of the prehistory of the language as well as a detailed study of Old, Middle, Early Modern, and Modern English and the forces that shaped these stages. Some methods of modern linguistic science are utilized in examining current usage. Change and development of the language are emphasized. Every fall. Cr 3.
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Designed to acquaint students with the three most common forms of English grammatical analysis: traditional, structural, and post-generative/transformational. The mechanics of the various analyses will be examined, and comparisons will be made to determine what tentative combination best explains the structure of English. 3-year cycle, spring. Cr 3.
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An introduction to the grammar of English in the earliest period, 700-1050. The first several weeks concentrate on grammar and enable students to translate elementary prose (e.g., prefaces by King Alfred, Apollonius, the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle). Later weeks introduce students to Anglo-Saxon culture and literature, particularly to alliterative poetry. Major prose and poetic works are studied through looking jointly at Modern English translations and the original works. Beowulf, "The Wanderer, Elene, and "The Phoenix" are works typically studied. 3-year cycle, spring. Cr 3.
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The course will introduce students to the many ways of thinking about rhetoric throughout history and stress the value of rhetorical criticism in analyzing texts, discourse, and language. Topics will vary, but may survey theories of rhetoric from Plato and Aristotle to Campbell and Nietzsche or examine contemporary theoretical approaches to rhetoric, ranging from the neo-Aristotelian, dramaturgical, experiential and sociolinguistic to the postmodern. Students should consult the Department's Course Guide for detailed descriptions. Cr 3.
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Under this title is offered a variety of topics on language which include the following: linguistic approaches to literary analysis; language and culture; grammatical structure in English and related languages; and the history of linguistic thought. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. Students should consult the Department's Course Guide for detailed descriptions. 2-year cycle, spring. Cr 3.
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An historical study of the key critics and theorists from Plato and Aristotle to the present day. Every year, fall. Cr 3.
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An introduction to major schools of literary criticism developed in the twentieth century. Emphasis is placed on identifying points of agreement and divergence between various theories and methods for interpreting literature. Specific theories to be studied may include (but are not limited to) structuralism, psychoanalytic theory, Marxist criticism, deconstruction, feminist theory, and the new historicism. Every semester. Cr 3.
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This course studies in-depth selected theoretical approaches to literature and culture. It will focus either on a single current theory or, through a comparative method, two to three different theories (e.g., structuralism and formalism, Marxism and cultural criticism, or deconstruction and feminism). May be repeated for credit when topics vary. Students should consult the Department's Course Guide for detailed descriptions. Every semester. Cr 3.
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