English Department Catelogue Courses

ENG-265 African American Literature
(See also African American Studies (AAM-265))
Reading and discussion of the writings of African Americans, with emphasis on the 20th century. May include some relevant writings on African Americans by other groups. Study of the artistic values and of the social and cultural significance of these writings. May be repeated with consent of the instructor, provided the topics are substantially different. May be repeated for credit toward the English major with consent of the Department chair.

ENG-275 Current Literature
Study of recent British and American poetry and fiction.

ENG-285 Russian Literature
Reading, in English translation, of selected works of literature originally published in Russian. Typical topics include: Russian Short Fiction, Tolstoy’s War and Peace, Dostoevski’s fiction. May be repeated with consent of the instructor, provided the topics are substantially different. May be repeated for credit toward the English major with consent of the Department chair.

ENG-300 Film Analysis
Introduces the methodology of film criticism and acquaints students in a theoretical sense with the methods of filmmaking. Explores picture composition, movement, editing, sound, and film theory. Prerequisite: a college literature course.

ENG-315 History of English Literature
A survey of English Literature from Beowulf to the middle of the 18th century, paying special attention to the major works and writers of this period. Prerequisite: a college literature course.

ENG-335 United States Literature
A survey of United States Literature from the Colonial Period to the present, paying special attention to major works and writers. Prerequisite: a college literature course.

ENG-425 Modern Poetry
Close reading of poems by British and American poets of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, such as Hardy, Yeats, Eliot, Frost, Moore, Stevens, Auden, Thomas. Prerequisite: a college literature course.

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