The works of such poets as Wordsworth, Keats, Tennyson, Browning, and Yeats and such novelists as Jane Austen, Dickens, George Eliot, Conrad, and Lawrence will be read. Modern Drama Explores in depth the literature of the modern Western theatre, starting with Ibsen and concluding with contemporary playwrights. Trends on the contemporary stage, as well as the social and philosophical forces contributing to the development of modern drama, are discussed. The short story will be read as a source of enjoyment and of insight into universal human situations. Theme, style, and structure will also be discussed.
Emphasis is on the poem as an auditory as well as an intellectual experience.
The aim is to provide an in-depth encounter not only with poems but also with other people who find good poetry exciting. The Modern Novel A series of highly readable 20th century novels that explore interests in contemporary society will be studied. Included are authors such as Conrad, Lawrence, Woolf, Joyce, Steinbeck, Faulkner, Ellison, Camus, Morrison, and Garcia-Marquez. Creative Writing Centers on weekly student writing of poems, short stories, plays, or personal essays. Specific projects will be determined by individual and group interests.