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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Reading and discussion of major narrative works of the Middle Ages, in modern English translations, illustrating the varying treatments of important recurrent themes: representative texts such as Beowulf, The Phoenix, The Song of Roland, The Romance of the Rose, Niebelungenlied, Njal's Saga, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and Pearl. Prerequisite: Any 200-level literature course or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
A comparative study of such modern European writers as Borges, Martin Gaite, Duras, Grass, Camus, Sartre, Mann, and Beckett. Prerequisite: Any 200-level literature course or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to literature of the modern theater. Playwrights such as Ibsen, Strindberg, Chekhov, Wilde, Shaw, Synge, and O'Neill are studied against the background of contemporary intellectual currents and literary trends. Prerequisite: Any 200-level literature course or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Playwrights such as Pirandello, Anouilh, Brecht, Ionesco, Genet, Beckett, Pinter, and Miller are read with special attention given to experiments in dramatic forms. Prerequisite: Any 200-level literature course or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Cultural history of the major studio era in American film, from the early 1920s to the late 1950s, with emphasis on forms, characters, and themes that have shaped popular social attitudes in America. The American film industry is examined as a major institutional force in national politics. Prerequisites: ENG 140 and CIN/CMM 150, or permission of instructor. Film fee.
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3.00 Credits
Grammatical structures and application of grammar to prose writing, with emphasis on stylistic study, syntactic arrangement, and semantic meaning. Prerequisite: Any 200-level literature course or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Reading, in Middle English, and discussion of the major works, including Troilus and Criseyde and The Canterbury Tales. Prerequisite: Any 200-level literature course or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to Shakespeare's language, themes, and dramatic art; detailed study of representative history plays, comedies, and tragedies, chiefly before 1600. Prerequisite: Any 200-level literature course or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the major tragedies, Roman plays, and symbolic romances, chiefly after 1600. Prerequisite: Any 200-level literature course or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
An intensive study of a major writer, a selection of writers, a literary movement, or a motif in literature. Since the subject will vary from semester to semester, this course may be elected for credit more than once with permission of department chair. Prerequisite: Any 200-level literature course or permission of instructor.
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