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3.00 Credits
The course examines the development of the novel in the twentieth century. In addition to the modern period, novels from the post-modern and contemporary periods may be studied as well. Novels are selected on the basis of their literary merit as well as their impact on the form, content, and development of the novel. Prerequisites: ENG 111 & ENG 112. Alternate years, Spring, '10.
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A survey of the world's dramatic masterpieces tracing the evolution of the theater from the Greeks to the contemporary theater. Emphasis is on dramatic literature in performance, and the survey includes the development of the theater as a historical institution. Same as THE 250. Prerequisites: ENG 111 & ENG 112. Annually, Fall.
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A representative number of works by authors representing the diversity of American society are read. African-American, Asian-American, Jewish-American, and Native-American authors are among those investigated. Works by foreign authors may also be read in translation. Prerequisites: ENG 111 & ENG 112. Annually, Fall.
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Representative works from post-colonial Africa, Asia, Australia/New Zealand, the Caribbean, and/or Latin America, occasionally in conjunction with colonial works, are studied in their cultural contexts. Class discussion and written work focus on social, political, religious, and historical issues reflected in the literature. Prerequisites: ENG 111 & ENG 112. Annually, Spring.
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This course will examine African American novels, short stories, essays, music, and poetry written from the mid-eighteenth century to the present. Themes discussed may include constructions of racial identity, social consciousness, and race, class, and gender relations. Writers may include the following: Frederick Douglass, Nella Larsen, Langston Hughes, Ralph Ellison, James Baldwin, Gwendolyn Brooks, Michael Harper, and Toni Morrison. Prerequisites: ENG 111 & ENG 112. Alternate Years, Spring '10.
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Works of early to contemporary poets are studied. Discussion focuses on how the poet's vision finds expression through poetic form and language, as well as on how the various poetic forms have developed through history. Prerequisites: ENG 111 & ENG 112. Annually, Spring.
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3.00 Credits
The works of some of the major writers of short stories and short novels are studied. Class discussions will focus on gaining a critical understanding of the works and their influence on the development of short fiction. Prerequisites: ENG 111 & ENG 112. Annually, Fall.
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3.00 Credits
Topics courses examine a particular topic, genre, or subject in literature not ordinarily treated in detail in other literature courses offered regularly by the department. Prerequisites: ENG 111 & ENG 112. As needed.
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3.00 Credits
The purpose of this course is to introduce English majors to the principal approaches to literature. Primary emphasis will be given to the application of current critical approaches to selected works as well as to research methods within the discipline. Secondary emphasis will be given to selected topics currently under debate in the field. For English majors/minors. NOTE: The course does NOT count as a general education course fulfilling literature core requirement. Prerequisites: ENG 111 & ENG 112. Annually, Fall.
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3.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to the structure, meaning, and history of language, with an emphasis on semantics. Additional topics include language acquisition, dialects, dictionaries, communication, and language and society (the language of politics, advertising, and gender, as well as taboo words, jargon and more). Prerequisites: ENG 111 & ENG 112. Alternate years, Fall, '09.
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