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Course Criteria
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A close study of the transformation into film of dramas of Shakespeare written chiefly before 1600 (first semester), including The Taming of the Shrew, Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar, and Henry V. Film fee.
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A close study of the transformation into film of dramas of Shakespeare written chiefly after 1600 (second semester), including Hamlet, King Lear, Macbeth, and Anthony and Cleopatra. Film fee.
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An intensive study of the forms, conventions, and techniques of poetry to develop the student's critical sensibilities through close, analytical reading and discussion of poems over a broad range of periods, authors, and themes.
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3.00 Credits
The course provides an overview of the language, poetics, and cultural context of 16thand 17th-century English literature, with special emphasis on theatre, particularly Shakespeare. Prerequisite: Actor training major.
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3.00 Credits
This course has as its premise that the work of contemporary African American women writers such as Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, Gloria Naylor, Paule Marshall, and Sherley Anne Williams can be interpreted in the context of an identifiable literary tradition with sources in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The course looks at the construction of this tradition in terms of specific literary themes and techniques, from "signifying"to communities of women that have been theorized by feminist and African American scholars. Prerequisites: GS 100; and either one 200-level literature course, or AFS 110 or AFS 111; or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Intensive practice in writing of poetry in a workshop setting. May be elected for credit more than once with written permission of department chair. Prerequisite: ENG 225W or permission of instructor. (Writing-intensive course)
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3.00 Credits
Intensive practice in writing of fiction in a workshop setting. May be elected for credit more than once with written permission of department chair. Prerequisite: ENG 225W or permission of instructor. (Writing-intensive course)
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Advanced work in nonfiction writing, especially the writing of magazine articles, reviews, and feature stories. Prerequisites: RPW 110, 111, and RPW 210W; or permission of instructor. (Writing-intensive course)
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3.00 Credits
This course offers the opportunity to experiment with playwriting techniques in a workshop environment. The basic components of playwriting are taught, focusing particularly on character, dialogue, and plot. Students analyze plays from the standpoint of structure and take the opportunity to view and discuss local live performances. Seminars involve the workshop testing of student writing, focusing on further development of the work. It is intended that weekly writing exercises will culminate in a longer piece of work performed in a series of rehearsed readings. Prerequisite: ENG 225W or DRA 160, or permission of instructor. (Writing-intensive course)
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to literature written in Yiddish before 1900, concentrating on the three fathers of Yiddish literature, Mendele S'forim, Y. L. Peretz, and Sholom Aleichem. Included is the 17th-century journal of Gluckel of Hameln, as well as works of the occult. Prerequisite: Any 200-level literature course or permission of instructor.
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