Whitman and His Legacy

Poetry as a literary form often calls us to interpret it. Our primary task is to say what a poem means. But poetry can also be taught as a highly "integrative" art that is always engaged with "real-world problems" and to which we respond not just with interpretation, but with narration and explanation. Now our primary task becomes to explain what a poem does, or what we can do with a poem. This course builds on English majors' interpretive skills to lead them into these integrative powers of poetry.

Later British Lit & Culture

The development of British literature from the Enlightenment of the 18th century through the Romaticism and Realism of the 19th century to the Modernism of the early 20th century; literary response to scientific and industrial changes, political revolution and the technical and social reordering of British society. Open only to English majors, and those studying at the University on international or domestic exchange.

Studies In Modern Fiction

This course will survey major trends in twentieth century fiction by taking as its theme the idea of `writing at the frontiers'. We'll understand this in various ways, ranging from the frontiers of form in the work of some of the century's foremost writers, to the literal frontiers that many of them have faced: of geography, culture, race, gender, politics, and (in the broadest sense) history.
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