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4.00 Credits
Fiction, poetry, and plays reflecting the growth of the United States since the World War I: boom and bust, war and holocaust, social conflict, repression, and protest. The course also focuses on the experiments in form and language developed by writers during this period, including Ernest Hemimgway and Agnes Smedley, Meidel Le Sueur and F. Scott Fitzgerald, T.S. Eliot and Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston and William Faulkner. This course is cross-listed with the American studies program. Offered periodically. Prerequisite: EMS.
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4.00 Credits
This course examines the development of one or more authors, tracing key themes, influences, shifts and aesthetic development in the context of cultural and and political forces. Authors are selected on the basis of having made landmark contributions to the continuing development of literature. Recent offerings have included James Baldwin, William Blake, Ralph Ellison, William Faulk- ner, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Toni Morrison and William Shakes- peare, and others may be selected in the future. Offered every Fall. Prerequisites: EL 3500 and 3510.
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4.00 Credits
Autobiographical and biographical readings in the intellectual development of famous persons aid students in understanding issues of personal and career identity, the impact of literary study on the formation of self, and related topics. In preparation for the senior thesis, students compile their own intellectual autobiography tracing their growth and development as English majors concluding with a senior thesis proposal. Offered every semester. Prerequisite: Senior standing
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4.00 Credits
Under the supervision of a seminar director, students complete the senior thesis from sequential, critiqued drafts to completed manuscript. Collaborative readings of manuscripts-in-progress, peer review, oral reports and presentation of senior thesis. Offered every semester. Prerequisite: Completion of Senior Seminar I . . Prerequisite : ECII placement.
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3.00 Credits
Foundations of U.S. Literature examines the literary traditions of the United States. It provides a focused study of one or more literary periods or of a literary theme as it develops across time periods. This course examines literary elements, techniques, genres, and traditions. A central focus will be the interrelationship between literature and its cultural-historical context. Requirements include analysis papers, oral assignments, and research projects.
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3.00 Credits
This course maps and interprets the literary traditions of the United Kingdom. It locates the origin of many themes of American literature in the British canon, and examines the development of English Literature in parallel with history and the role of tradition in the formation of identity. A central focus will be the interrelationship between the text and its cultural-historical context. Requirements include analysis papers, oral assignments, and research projects.
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3.00 Credits
This course explores the diverse contributions of writers from a variety of ethnic backgrounds and geographic areas within the United States and England. Students engage the literary traditions of a particular cultural group or learn to make cross-cultural comparisons of literary traditions of more than one cultural group. Prerequisite: Completion of both 3 credit "Foundations" courses or advisor's permission.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines literature in translation from a single country or region or offers a cross-cultural analysis of literature in translation from a particular literary time period. Emphasis is placed on both genre and technique, and the cultural-historical dimensions of the literature. Prerequisite: Completion of both "Foundations" courses or advisor's permission.
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
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