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So that students understand the distinctive attributes and achievements of American poetry, this course studies the abiding and evolving characteristics of poetry in general; the English and European influences on American poetry; but especially the development of American poetry itself by way of form and function, in particular the influences on, and of, modern American poetry. Reading includes poetry that represents such development from the nineteenth century to the present. Prerequisite: ENG 2260 or ENG 2270. Highly recommended: ENG 1310, ENG 2311, and ENG 2312. Spring, even years.
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So that students understand the distinctive attributes and achievements of the American novel, this course studies the abiding and evolving characteristics of the novel in general; the profound differences between the nineteenth century American and English novel; but especially the development of the American novel itself, with significant investigation of Romantic and modern forms and purposes. Reading includes novels that represent such development from the nineteenth century to the present. Prerequisite: ENG 2260 or ENG 2270. Highly recommended: ENG 1310, ENG 2311, and ENG 2312. Spring, odd years.
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With the American short story and novella as its subject, this course studies short fiction by way of the literary conventions that define, sustain, and transform it; by way of the distinctions to be drawn between short fiction and the novel; but predominantly by way of the formal and philosophical development of American short fiction itself, with particular attention paid its modern and contemporary significance. Reading includes short fiction that represents such development from the nineteenth century to the present. Prerequisite: ENG 2260 or ENG 2270. Highly recommended: ENG 1310, ENG 2311, and ENG 2312. Fall, odd years.
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This course studies drama by way of the literary conventions that define, sustain, and transform it; by way of the English and European influences on American drama; but predominantly by way of the formal and philosophical development of American drama itself, with particular attention paid its modern and contemporary significance. Reading includes drama that represents such development from the nineteenth century to the present. Prerequisite: ENG 2260 or ENG 2270* Highly recommended: ENG 1310, ENG 2311, and ENG 2312. Fall, even years.
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This course examines American literature by the study of one significant literary movement: transcendentalism, for example, or naturalism; imagism or the Harlem Renaissance. Students investigate the causes of that literary movement, the writers and works by which that movement achieved significance, the principles that have come to stand for that movement, and the effects of that movement on the larger unfolding of American literature. Prerequisite: ENG 2260 or ENG 2270. Highly recommended: ENG 1310, ENG 2311, and ENG 2312. Spring, odd years.
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This course examines American literature by the study of one significant American writer's literary career. Students investigate the relationship between that writer's life and literary production; the critical reception of that literary production over time; and that writer's effect on the larger unfolding of American literature. This course might on occasion examine two significant writers for insights about American literature that reveal themselves only upon studying one literary career by another. Prerequisite: ENG 2260 or ENG 2270. Highly recommended: ENG 1310, ENG 2311, and ENG 2312. Spring, even years.
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This course examines American and world literature written by women, including such genres as the novel, biography, autobiography, poetry, and the essay. The course also investigates images of women as well as the intersection of genre, gender, race, socioeconomic class, and historical period. Prerequisite: ENG 2260 or ENG 2270. Highly recommended: ENG 1310. Fall, odd years.
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A comprehensive overview of children's literature, its history and genres, the issues and approaches it has generated, and strategies for using it in the classroom. Strongly recommended for elementary education majors. Prerequisite: ENG 2260 or ENG 2270. Highly recommended: ENG 1310, ENG 2411, ENG 2412. Fall, even years.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the ways in which poetry and its elements of diction, imagery, rhythm, and rhyme serve to develop and enhance the child's language skills, literary appreciation, imaginative and creative expression. Mother Goose, R. L. Stevenson, William Blake, W. De LaMare, Randall Jarrell, and Shel Silverstein are some of the poets considered. Prerequisite: ENG 2260 or ENG 2270. Highly recommended: ENG 1310, ENG 2411, and ENG 2412. Spring, odd years.
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Children have been a recognized minority, both idealized and segregated, for at least two centuries. This course investigates classic portrayals of childhood in English and American literature for both children and adults. Prerequisite: ENG 2260 or ENG 2270. Highly recommended: ENG 1310, ENG 2411, ENG 2412. Fall, odd years.
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