ENGL 216  Drama 3.0; 3 cr.
A course that focuses on representative texts drawn from British or American literature. Attention is given to the theoretical definition of dramatic form, to changes in the conception of dramatic genres, and to the nature of genre as it shapes the expectations of the reader or audience. Annually.

ENGL 217  The Novel 3.0; 3 cr.
An introduction to the development of the novel as a new literary form through a close reading of a number of  significant texts against a background of social and philosophical currents of the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries. Annually.

ENGL 218  Poetry 3.0; 3 cr.
A close reading of texts drawn from British or American literature, selected to elucidate the nature of poetic genres and forms, such as lyric, epic, and satire. Some attention will be given to critical theory and to relevant aspects of social and political history. Annually.

ENGL 219  Film as Text 3.0; 3 cr.
Using the analytical methods of literary analysis, as well as those pertinent to the study of film, students will study a selection of influential twentieth-century film texts. Screening of films and practical analysis will form the core activities of this course. Annually.

ENGL 220  Travel Writing 3.0; 3 cr.
A course that exposes the heterogeneity of travel literature by identifying its overlaps with kindred literary (sub)genres, such as autobiography, letters, memoirs, the picaresque novel, and the Bildungsroman, as well as with scientific discourse, notably ethnography. Annually.