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An in-depth critical study of selected American poets from the 19th and early 20th centuries with primary emphasis on the artistic achievements of each figure and on the position each holds as representative of the major literary movements in American poetry from the Romantic through the Modernist periods. Prerequisite: ENGL 204.
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A study of the literatures of various American ethnic groups, including African American, Native American, Hispanic United States, Asian American, and Appalachian literatures. Emphasis will be placed on the oral tradition of the ethnic groups and the development of written literatures, with primary emphasis on twentieth-century written texts. Prerequisite: ENGL 204.
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Appalachian Culture will introduce students to a wide variety of creative expression from those states which constitute southern Appalachia, particularly West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Kentucky. Students will study cultural stereotypes about Appalachia, unique historical and cultural forces at work in Appalachia, and the rich expression of creativity in Appalachia (including oral and written literatures, visual arts and crafts, and singing and songwriting). Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
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A study of themes in contemporary American Poetry from World Wart II to present. Discussion will include the influence of postmodernism, postcolonialism, and emergence of ethnic literatures on contemporary American Poetry. The course will also explore experimental poetry.
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A study of American, British, and Continental literature by or about women, with particular emphasis on the relationship between the sexes. The course includes works by Lanyer, Finch, Pope, Montagu, Austen, Wollstonecraft, Bront?, Chopin, Dickinson, Ibsen, Shaw, and others. Gynocritical, deconstructive, and traditional critical approaches to the works are investigated. Prerequisite: ENGL 204 or 208 or 209.
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A careful reading and discussion of selected short stories with the dual purpose of developing students' critical appreciation and acquainting them with the nature and development of the short story form. Prerequisite: ENGL 204 or ENGL 208 or ENGL 209.
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A study of representative American, British, and European novelists of the 20th century, designed to acquaint the students with the themes, techniques, and artistic problems of the modern novel and the relationship of the latter to the basic issues and concerns of modern people. Prerequisite: ENGL 204 or ENGL 208 or ENGL 209.
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A study of the drama from Ibsen to the present day. Representative plays from Europe, Britain, and America will be read and critically interpreted. The cultural and intellectual background of modern American theater will be studied. Prerequisite: ENGL 204 or ENGL 208 or ENGL 209.
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A historical survey of major critical trends from the Classical period through the 20th century and a study of contemporary critical theories through practical application to specific literary works. Prerequisite: ENGL 204 or ENGL 310 or ENGL 311.
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3.00 Credits
A study of world literature from the 1950s to the present. Representative texts from Europe, Britain, North America, Latin America, and Africa will be read. Emphasis will be placed on postmodernism, postcolonialism, and the emergence of ethnic literatures. Prerequisite: ENGL 204 or ENGL 208 or ENGL 209.
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