Milton, Lawrence, Hemingway, the Brontes, the Shelleys, Glaspell, Dinesin, and others will allow discussion of gender issues in fiction, poetry, and drama from Genesis to the twentieth century. Progress and summary reports and regular meetings with the faculty sponsor are required. The student is evaluated by the faculty sponsor and the field supervisor. Formal application must be made to the Coordinator of Experiential Education. The student must obtain sponsorship by a member of the Humanities faculty.
Course number varies with semester.
The English Language 3 credits This course offers a study of the historical development of the English language, its contemporary variants, and its present-day functioning as a communication system. Students who intend to teach, who are preparing for graduate school, or who are interested in communication theory will find this course especially rewarding. ENG 420 Chaucer and the Flowering of English Literature 3 credits This course will examine Chaucer's language, versification, poetry and sources as the humanistic fountainhead of English literary tradition. ENG 430 Contemporary Writers 3 credits As an exploration of the themes and techniques of today's literature seen as expressions of the modern world and its concerns, the works of representative figures from around the world are examined and evaluated in critical detail. ENG 440 Studies in Modern Drama 3 credits Major developments in modern European and American drama from Ibsen and Strindberg to Brecht, Pinter, and others are studied in this course.