Engl 501, Classical Literature in Translation |
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Engl 502, Bible as Literature
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 Introduction to both the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament, treating the texts, as much as possible, as literary documents open to multiple interpretations. Emphasis is on close reading of important episodes, in several translations. Supplemental readings will include representations of the Bible by major authors and artists. (Credit, full course.) Professor Lewin |
Engl 509, Workshop in Poetry-Writing |
Discussions center on students' poems. Selected readings are assigned to focus on technical problems of craftsmanship and style. (Credit, full course, repeatable.) Professor Martin / Click here for Book List |
Engl 510, Workshop in Fiction Writing |
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Engl 512, Workshop in Creative Nonfiction |
Discussions center on students' prose. Selected readings are assigned to focus on technical problems of craftsmanship and style. (Credit, full course; repeatable.) Professor Sullivan |
Engl 557: Shakespeare |
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Advanced study of major plays and lyric poems of William Shakespeare, and of major critical traditions regarding Shakespeare's work. (Credit, full course.) Professor Cook Click here for Book List |
Engl 570, British Romanticism |
Study of major literary works and theories of the Romantic period in Britain, including poetry by Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Shelley, and Keats. (Credit, full course.) Professor Lipking / Click here for Book List |
Engl 577, The American Renaissance |
Studies in the poetry, prose and nonfiction of the remarkable period from 1836 to 1865, when such writers as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry Thoreau, Herman Melville, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Walt Whitman revolutionized American writing. (Credit, full course.) Professor Ernest / Click here for Book List |
Engl 590: Modern American Poetry |
Study of major American poets from the first half of the twentieth century, including Frost, Eliot, Pound, Stevens and others. (Credit, full course.) Professor Lewin |
Engl 595, African American Literature |
Advanced study of the major traditions of African-American writing from the nineteenth century to the present, including Frederick Douglass, Linda Brent, Langston Hughes, Richard Wright, Ralph Ellison, Ernest Gaines, Toni Morrison, and Rita Dove. (Credit, full course.) Professor Ernest / Click here for Book List |
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