Some attention is given to the development of comedy in England. Selected authors include Crashaw, Donne, Herbert, Marvell, Vaughan, and Milton, with special emphasis placed on the major works of Milton. A course in the interpretation and criticism of selected modern masters of poetry, British and American, from Yeats to Heaney, with the emphasis on poetry as an art. The poets selected may vary at the discretion of the instructor. Emphasis is upon contemporary writers.
Emphasis is placed upon individual research.
A long research essay is required. F A study of the major tragedies and selected histories of Shakespeare. Attention is given to major critical works concerning the tragedies. Required of all English majors. The proposed program of study must be approved by the department chair.