The course studies plays as literature meant for stage production. Bradford, Edwards, Taylor and Franklin are studied. A study of transcendentalists, Hawthorne, Melville, Poe. Shakespeare 3 CR Explores a wide variety of plays from a literary as well as a theatrical perspective, with emphasis on Shakespeare's development as a dramatist and the relationship of his plays to their historical and cultural context. 3 CR Designates new or occasional courses that may or may not become part of the department's permanent offerings.
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An experimental alternative to existing courses. Prerequisites established by the department as appropriate for the specific course. Course title is shown on the student's transcript. Consult the current course schedule for available topics. CR Major works of British poetry and prose, beginning with Old English and Beowulf and expanding through the literature of the Middle Ages with special emphasis on Chaucer and Elizabethan poets.