A comprehensive introduction to English and American poetry, poetic forms and meters, and the vocabulary of poetic study.

An introduction to close analytical reading of the fundamental prose genres that students will encounter in the English major, for example short stories, novels, folktales, literary nonfiction, and criticism. Students will study examples drawn from the history of prose as well as contemporary narrative.

Studies in the literary expression and representation of identity. This course is not repeatable. PREREQUISITE(S): WRD 103.

Introduction to selected authors, genres, and topics in Asian American or Asian diasporic literature from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. Variable emphasis on different groups, genres, or historical periods. PREREQUISITE(S): WRD 103.

Selected novels and short fiction by twentieth-century African-American writers. PREREQUISITE(S): One previous literature course

Survey of African-American poetry and drama from 1865 to the present. PREREQUISITE(S): One previous literature course.

Readings in recent literature, primarily fiction, by American writers of various ethnic backgrounds, exploring the evolving concept of ethnicity in literature. PREREQUISITE(S): One previous literature course

Study of literature by Native-American writers with emphasis on twentieth-century works. PREREQUISITE(S): One previous literature course

Study of literature by women, with attention to the literary traditions of women's literature, historical and theoretical perspectives on women as writers and readers, and issues of feminist literary history and criticism. PREREQUISITE(S): One previous literature course.

Introduction to the genre of the romance. Emphasis on characteristics of the genre in particular historical moments. Variable emphasis on particular historical periods or topics. (See schedule for current offerings.) PREREQUISITE(S): WRD 103.

Introduction to the comparative study of literature and film. Emphasis on construction of narrative, development of character, point-of-view, and adaptation across genres and mediums. This course is not repeatable. PREREQUISITE(S): WRD 103.

Studies in the forms and functions of popular fiction. Variable emphasis on particular genres, including mystery and detective fiction, fantasy, science fiction, romance, gothic. Variable topics. (See schedule for current offerings.) May be repeated on different topics. PREREQUISITE(S): WRD 103.

See schedule for current offerings. This course is repeatable with different topics. PREREQUISITE(S): WRD 104.

See schedule for current offerings PREREQUISITE(S): One previous literature course

See schedule for current offerings. PREREQUISITE(S): One previous literature course

Selected authors, genres and topics in English literature, 1660 - 1780. PREREQUISITE(S): One previous literature course

Selected authors, genres and topics in English literature, 1780 - 1900. PREREQUISITE(S): One previous literature course

Selected authors, genres, and topics in twentieth-century British literature. PREREQUISITE(S): One previous literature course.

See schedule for current offerings. This course is repeatable with different topics. PREREQUISITE(S): One previous literature course.

See schedule for current offerings. PREREQUISITE(S): One previous literature course.

Study of one or two major writers. May be repeated on different authors. See schedule for current offerings. PREREQUISITE(S): One previous literature course.

See schedule for current offerings. PREREQUISITE(S): ENG 104 or WRD 104.

Senior Seminar In Literature: a capstone course. See schedule for current offerings. This course is not repeatable. PREREQUISITE(S): Advanced Standing in English and Senior Standi