Introduction to literary study, concentrating on close reading and analysis of texts, writing and revising critical essays, and discussion of the issues that underlie the study of literature. Prerequisite: ENGLWRIT 112 or equivalent. This course is open to English majors only.

Seminar-sized course in literary and rehtorical criticism. Organized around themes, it stresses analysis from critical and theoretical perspectives that sharpen understanding of texts, their contexts, and our reading of them.

This course fulfills the Junior-Year Writing Requirement. See the English Department course description guide for various sectional sub-titles and descriptions.

Seminar-sized course in literary and rehtorical criticism. Organized around themes, it stresses analysis from critical and theoretical perspectives that sharpen understanding of texts, their contexts, and our reading of them.

This course fulfills the Junior-Year Writing Requirement. See the English Department course description guide for various sectional sub-titles and descriptions.

Literature treating the relationship between man and woman. Topics may include: the nature of love, the image of the hero and heroine, and definitions, past and present, of the masculine and feminine. (Gen.Ed. AL, DG)

Writer's workshop with emphasis on fiction. May be repeated by M.F.A. candidates for a total of 24 credits.

Students will examine problems of form, content, and development in fiction and poetry. Students will also write in the various models of fiction, poetry, drama, and essay. Gen.Ed.(AL)

The growth of English literature from the Middle Ages to the end of the 17th century, with emphasis on major writers in historical context, major works as responses to the social and political situations and revisions of earlier literary visions. This course is open to English majors and students studying at the University on international or domestic exchange.