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Through nonfiction, fiction, and poetry, students explore the complex relations between humans and the "natural" world. Students consider questions such as: What does it mean to be connected to a landscape What is a sense of place Students also reflect about how they and the writers they read put landscape and experiences into language. Prerequisite: FYW or equivalent.
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Students examine a limited number of plays (eight or nine) in order to concentrate on how to read the plays well and how to respond fully to both text and performance. Students attend live performances when possible and view productions on video. The course, designed especially for non-majors, includes some consideration of historical context and background as well as practice in how to write about the plays. Prerequisite: FYW or equivalent.
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Students explore various forms of poetry, including lyric and narrative, both traditional and free verse. The selection of poetry studied and the critical emphasis vary according to instructor. The course is appropriate for non-majors with broad interests. May be repeated if topics are different. Prerequisite: FYW or equivalent. For more information on this course please see the following website: http://www.stolaf.edu/depts/english/courses/
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3.00 Credits
Through reading and discussion of a diversity of plays and through the study of dramatic events such as play-acting and ritual, students identify the characteristics of drama as a genre within a social context and discuss the plays as literary forms, as ideas, and as performance. The course is appropriate for non-majors with broad interests. May be repeated if topics are different. Prerequisite: FYW or equivalent. For more information on this course please see the following website: http://www.stolaf.edu/depts/english/courses/
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Students explore various forms of prose, both fiction and nonfiction. Each instructor selects different material to be studied and emphasizes various aspects of the form. Topics can range from the 19th-century novel to African American autobiography. May be repeated if topics are different. Prerequisite: FYW or equivalent. For more information on this course please see the following website: http://www.stolaf.edu/depts/english/courses/
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This course examines aspects of theater production in New York City. Students meet artists, directors, producers, critics, and scholars skilled in the areas of performance and important to the critical reception of poetry and drama. They also tour relevant sites, developing skill at analyzing and evaluating artistic excellence. Specifically, students consider three aspects of theater: written drama, play production, and review writing. Offered in alternate years during Interim. Prerequisite: FYW or equivalent.
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3.00 Credits
Students study individual texts as well as the development of women's literary tradition(s). How do women writers conform to and/or challenge the dominant paradigm for female identity, women's social roles and women's literary practice Topics may include women's autobiographies, women writers and the land, contemporary women's fiction, and major women writers. Prerequisite: FYW or equivalent.
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3.00 Credits
Students explore the works of major authors writing in English from around the globe, as well as their historical, social, and geographic contexts. Prerequisite: FYW or equivalent. For more information on this course please see the following website: http://www.stolaf.edu/depts/english/courses/
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3.00 Credits
Students explore specific periods in British literature and examine the relationship between literary texts and movements and their particular cultural, political, and historical contexts. Each offering of this course examines a different literary era and emphasizes specific literary and historical issues. Prerequisites: English 185 plus one additional course of relevant background. For more information on this course please see the following website: http://www.stolaf.edu/depts/english/courses/
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3.00 Credits
Students explore specific periods in American literature and examine the relationship between literary texts and movements and their particular cultural, political, and historical contexts. Each offering of this course examines a different literary era and emphasizes specific literary and historical issues. Prerequisites: English 185 plus one additional course of relevant background. For more information on this course please see the following website: http://www.stolaf.edu/depts/english/courses/
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