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A survey of British literature, 1837-1900, with emphasis on prose works that helped establish many of the genres so popular today : the Gothic/horror, mystery, and science-fiction. Possible authors and works include Christina Rossetti’s “Goblin Market,”...

A survey of the “romantic” approach to human experience. This course focuses on authors who made the expression of emotion and ecstasy synonymous with literature.

William Shakespeare’s artistic and commercial success during his lifetime was just the beginning of the four-century-plus global phenomenon that is Shakespeare ™ today. This course looks at Shakespeare’s theatre in his own time and through the lens of...

The selected texts, including poetry, illustrate some of the various contexts, forms, and purposes of literature. Students review the principles of good essay writing and practice English composition, communication, and critical analysis.

Works of literature in English, including a Shakespeare play, are studied along with their historical and cultural contexts. Students review the principles of good essay writing and practice English composition, communication, and critical analysis.

Conceptual and analytical tools for studying film. Key notions such as the studio system, the role of stars, the auteur, and the specific language of film will be introduced. As well as offering an overview of the history of cinema and its place in...

Key issues in 21st-century literature, including the influence of 9/11, environmental crises, income inequality, populist uprisings, and technological innovations on literary genre and form. The course may include : literary realism, memoirs, fantasy...

The analytical and interpretive discipline of English has much to offer those interested in the combination of observation, immersive research and hypothesis testing regularly practiced in science. Literary texts (including novels, plays and poetry)...

This course is offered only by the request of an English major intent on moving on to pursue a MA in English or Creative Writing. The student is mentored by a professor of their choosing as the student researches, drafts, and hands in for evaluation a...

Courses with this designation may be based on individual research by a student, or be used to introduce areas of study not otherwise taught. These courses provide an opportunity for both students and faculty to develop their special interests at an...