Studies in Victorian Literature. Modern British Literature. History of Children's Literature. History of British and American literature for children and analysis of issues in the field. An in-depth study of two or three American writers.
Course varies according to interests of instructor and students.
Examines significant critical movements in Western literature from classical times into the twentieth century. Focusing on major critics such as Aristotle, Johnson, Coleridge, and Eliot, the course also treats less influential figures and considers practical applications of theory to specific texts. Themes, theories, movements, and types of literature produced in the American South with particular emphasis on selected authors and texts. Modern Critical Theory. Covers major critical trends in literary theory since 1965, including feminist, Marxist, structuralist, and deconstructive approaches to literature.