213 American Literature to 1855 (3)
Representative works from the Colonial and Romantic periods. On demand.
214 American Literature from 1855 (3)
Representative works from the late 19th and 20th centuries. On demand.
219 African-American Literature (3)
Readings will be largely fiction with supportive critical works and some poetry and drama to examine the development of African-American literature from the 1850’s to the present. Figures may include Harper, Chestnutt, Washington, DuBois, Hurston, Wright, Ellison, Brooks, Baldwin, Walker, and Morrison. Spring semester. May be registered as Humanities 219. Credit not allowed in both English 219 and Humanities 219.
228 Children’s Literature (3)
A survey and evaluation of some of the best literature for children, with special attention to literature for preschool and elementary school years. Prerequisite: one lower level course in written communication in English.
229 Literature for the Adolescent (3)
A survey and evaluation of literature whose primary audience is the adolescent, with special attention to the usefulness of such literature in secondary education. Spring semester. Prerequisite: one lower level course in written communication in English.
230r Popular Fiction (3)
Science fiction or detective fiction or other type of popular fiction, one or another of which will be studied for its literary merit: the type of popular fiction to be studied in any particular section will be specified in the schedule of classes. On demand.
257 The Romantic Experience (3)
An interdisciplinary survey of “Romanticism’’ in European civilization, ca. 1789 to 1918, addressing and analyzing some of the main historical, philosophical, and aesthetic forces involved in this broad cultural experience. On demand. May be registered as Humanities 257. Credit not allowed in both English 257 and Humanities 257.
260 Origins and History of Writing: Hieroglyphics to Hypertext (3)
A survey course designed to give students historical and philosophical grounding in the evolution of writing from the ancient hieroglyphics and the artistic manuscript of the medieval ages to the printed book and hypertext.
270 Creative Writing (3)
Instruction and practice in writing imaginative literature for magazines and specialized publications. Fall and spring semesters.
276 Technical Writing (3)
Preparation of documents that convey technical information to diverse audiences. Emphasis on audience analysis, information gathering, coordination of visual and verbal representations of data, and careful editing for precise language. Guidance in the electronic production of texts such as descriptions, abstracts, instructions, reports, presentations, proposals, graphics, brochures, resumes, and web pages. Fall and spring semesters. Prerequisite: English 122 with a grade of C or better.
277 Professional Writing (3)
An introduction to the variety and forms of workplace discourse. Emphasis on composing documents such as memos, letters, resumes and reports; planning and managing short- and long-term writing projects; integrating oral and written communication; and using new communication technologies. Fall and spring semesters. Prerequisite: English 122 with a grade of C or better.
278 Scientific Writing (3)
An introduction to the theory and practice of the different conventions of science writing. Practice in the analysis and writing of scientific reports and supporting materials such as abstracts, proposals, and research reviews. Emphasis on the challenges of communicating within a specialized audience as well as translating specialized language for general audiences. Fall and spring semesters. Prerequisite: English 122 with a grade of C or better.
279 Writing for the Social Sciences (3)
An introduction to the theory and practice of the discourse used in social sciences. Emphasis on the processes of thinking involved in researching, reading,
and communicating in these fields. Extended research and original essays with opportunities for the student to focus on his or her academic field. Fall and spring semesters. Prerequisite: English 122 with a grade of C or better.
300 Intermediate Rhetoric and Composition (3)
An introduction to the theory and practice of the basic kinds and combinations of discourse and their aims; extended essays and other writing assignments in these kinds of discourse. Fall and spring semesters. Prerequisite: English 122.
301 The Literature of England to 1300 (3)
Representative works in translation. On demand.
302 The Literature of England, 1300-1500 (3)
Representative works including Chaucer. On demand.
303 Early Renaissance Literature to 1600 (3)
Representative non-dramatic works from Tudor and Elizabethan periods. On demand.
304 Milton and the Seventeenth Century (3)
Representative works from the Jacobean and late Renaissance periods. On demand.
305 Age of Dryden, Pope, and Swift (3)
Representative works from the early 18th century. On demand.
306 Age of Johnson (3)
Representative works from the mid and late 18th century. On demand.
307 Shakespeare (3)
Reading and study of selected major plays with emphasis on essentials of character, plot, themes, language and staging. Fall and spring semesters. Prerequisite: English 122.
311 Literatures of Early America (3)
Selected readings tracing the development of an American literature from the narratives of European explorers and Native American mythologies to the early Romanticism of the Federalist period, with emphasis on historical, cultural, and formal developments. On demand. Prerequisite: English 122.
312 American Literature: 1800-1865 (3)
Selected readings in nineteenth-century American Literature to the Civil War, including representative works in the transcendental, romantic, and sentimental traditions, with an emphasis on historical, cultural, and formal developments. On demand. Prerequisite: English 122.
313 American Literature: 1865-1914 (3)
Selected readings in American Literature between the Civil War and the First World War, with an emphasis on developments in American prose and their historical and cultural contexts. On demand. Prerequisite: English 122.
314 American Literature: 1914-1945 (3)
Selected readings in American literature between the two World Wars, including representative works in late realism/naturalism, modernism, the Harlem Renaissance, and the Southern Renaissance with an emphasis on historical, cultural, and formal developments. On demand. Prerequisite: English 122.
315 American Literature Since World War II (3)
Selected readings in American literature from the Second World War to the present, including representative works in late modernism and postmodernism, the Beat movement, the Confessional poets, the Black Arts movement, post-Stonewall gay and lesbian literature, an Chicano/a and Native American literature with an emphasis on historical, cultural, and formal developments. On demand. Prerequisite: English 122.
316 African Literature (3)
A study of selections from the literature of Africa. Emphasis on historical fiction and the oral tradition. On demand.
317 English Romantic Period (3)
Representative works from the period 1789-1837. On demand.
