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Course Criteria
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8.40 Credits
From the Civil War to the present. Writing intensive. Group 8. 4 cr.
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8.40 Credits
An introduction to African American literature in the context of a variety of cultural perspectives. Course topics may include major writers, literary genres, historical periods, Harlem Renaissance, Black Arts Movement, fi ne and folk arts, religion, music, and fi lm. (Also off ered as AMST 502.) Writing intensive. Group 8. 4 cr.
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8.40 Credits
Fiction, poetry, and nonfi ction books on the natural environment. Such books as Th oreau's Walden or Maine Woods, Leopold's Sand County Almanac, Boston'sOutermost House, Dillard's Pilgrim at Tinker Creek- -books by naturalists who observe nature vividly and knowingly and who write out of their concern for the environment. Writing intensive. Group 8. 4 cr.
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8.40 Credits
Folktales, songs, proverbs, beliefs, superstitions, and their use by such American authors as Irving, Hawthorne, Longfellow, Melville, Th oreau, Twain, Frost, and Faulkner; some emphasis on oral folk culture of New Hampshire. Writing intensive. Group 8. 4 cr.
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3.00 Credits
Intensive writing course emphasizing the blend of basic elements that constitute creative non-fi ction: research, observation, and personal experience. Also reading and discussion of some of the best published creative nonfi ction. Prereq: B or better in ENGL 501 and written permission of the instructor. May be repeated for credit with approval of the journalism director. Special fee. Writing intensive. Group 8. 4 cr.
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8.40 Credits
Introduction to the art of drama, through study of British and American plays, as well as plays translated from other languages. How to read a play. Live and fi lmed performances studied as available. See course descriptions available in department offi ce for further information. (Not off ered each semester.) Writing intensive. Group 8. 4 cr.
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5.40 Credits
Survey of contemporary Asian, African, and Caribbean fi ction, drama, travelogues, essays, and poetry from the 1950s to the present. Introduces political, historical, and cultural contexts within which these forms are produced. Writing intensive. Group 5. 4 cr.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Various faculty members investigate topics of special interest at a level appropriate for non-majors. Past topics have included Irish literature, animals in literature, and literature of the Vietnam War. See department for details of current off erings. May be repeated for credit, barring duplication of topic. Writing intensive. 1-4 cr.
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3.00 Credits
Selected methods of literary criticism applied to fi ction, poetry, and/or drama with critical approaches varying from year to year. A follow-up of 519, course provides a second semester of training in critical reading and writing, and examining such major modern strategies as formalist, biographical, archetypal, psychological, sociological, historical, feminist, and structuralist criticism. Prereq: ENGL 519, 529, or equivalent. Writing intensive. 4 cr.
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3.00 Credits
Workshop discussion of poems written by students, with focus on more complex techniques and forms. Individual conferences with instructor. Prereq: ENGL 527 with a B or better, or equivalent. Written permission of instructor required for registration. May be repeated for credit with the approval of the department chairperson. Special fee. Writing intensive. 4 cr.
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