Same as CLT 203. Chretien de Troyes's Yvain; Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra; Cervantes' Don Quixote; Lafayette's The Princesse of Cleves; Goethe's Faust; Tolstoy's War and Peace. Lecture and discussion.

Same as CLT 203. Chretien de Troyes's Yvain; Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra; Cervantes' Don Quixote; Lafayette's The Princesse of Cleves; Goethe's Faust; Tolstoy's War and Peace. Lecture and discussion.

A study of the English literary tradition from the nineteenth century to modern times. Enrollment limited to 20 per section.

A study of the English literary tradition from the nineteenth century to modern times. Enrollment limited to 20 per section.

This course teaches the skills that enable us to read literature with understanding and pleasure. By studying examples from a variety of periods and places, students will learn how poetry, prose fiction, and drama work, how to interpret them, and how to make use of interpretations by others. English 199 seeks to produce perceptive readers well equipped to take on complex texts. This gateway course for prospective English majors is not recommended for students simply seeking a writing intensive course.

This course teaches the skills that enable us to read literature with understanding and pleasure. By studying examples from a variety of periods and places, students will learn how poetry, prose fiction, and drama work, how to interpret them, and how to make use of interpretations by others. English 199 seeks to produce perceptive readers well equipped to take on complex texts. This gateway course for prospective English majors is not recommended for students simply seeking a writing intensive course.

An introductory exploration of the English language, its history, current areas of change, and future. Related topics such as how dictionaries are made and the structure of the modern publishing industry. Students will learn about editing, proofreading, and page layout; the course will also entail a comprehensive review of grammar and punctuation.

Students learn to use literary techniques to write factual, engaging narratives that read like fiction. Based on research, interviews, and personal experience, creative nonfiction encompasses a wide range of genres, including memoir, travel writing, nature writing, science writing, food writing, and biography. Prerequisites: one WI course. Enrollment in each section limited to 16. Course may be repeated once on a different topic. (E) In this course, students learn how to write factual essays about the environment that read like a novel.

Students learn to use literary techniques to write factual, engaging narratives that read like fiction. Based on research, interviews, and personal experience, creative nonfiction encompasses a wide range of genres, including memoir, travel writing, nature writing, science writing, food writing, and biography. Prerequisites: one WI course. Enrollment in each section limited to 16. Course may be repeated once on a different topic.

Each colloquium is conducted by means of directed discussion, with emphasis on close reading and the writing of short analytical essays. Priority will be given to incoming students in the fall-semester sections of the colloquia. Other students should consult the course director about possible openings. Enrollment in each section limited to 20. A study of the short story sequence as a characteristic modern genre, focusing on such writers as Sherwood Anderson, Edna O'Brien, Eudora Welty, William Trevor, and others.