COURSES

English Literature

ENGL 103  Introduction to English Drama 3.0; 3 cr.
An introduction for freshman students to drama in English. The focus of this course is on a selection of major playwrights from different periods. Eight to twelve plays are read. The plays selected may vary from year to year. Annually.

ENGL 104  Introduction to English Poetry 3.0; 3 cr.
An introduction for freshman students to poetry in English. The focus of this course is on major poets from various periods. This course may vary in content depending on the interest and expertise of the faculty available. Annually.

ENGL 105  Introduction to American Literature 3.0; 3 cr.
An introduction to selections of American writing from the colonial period to the present. Students are exposed to some major writings of various American authors. This course may vary in content depending on the interests and expertise of the faculty available. Annually.

ENGL 106  Introduction to World Literature 3.0; 3 cr.
An introduction to selected non-British and non-American literature in English with an emphasis on fictional prose. This course may vary in content depending on the interests and expertise of the faculty available. Annually.

ENGL 201  Survey of American Literature 3.0; 3 cr.
An introduction to a broad range of major American writers and texts, most of which are drawn from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This course may vary in content depending on the instructor. Annually.

ENGL 205  Introduction to Literature I 3.0; 3 cr.
A course that covers English literature from Anglo-Saxon times to the later eighteenth century. Specific texts by the principal writers of these periods will be examined against the social, historical, and philosophical background of the period. Annually.

ENGL 207  Introduction to English Literature II 3.0; 3 cr.
A course that continues the survey of English literature begun in English 205, moving from Blake to Eliot, through the examination of specific texts by major authors against the social, historical, and philosophical background of the period. Annually.