Readings in Bronte, Tennyson, Browning, Wilde, and others. Each school sought in its own way a response to the economic, social, and scientific realities and theories then current, and together led to the proletarian writers of the 1930's, exemplified in the course by writers like Erskine Caldwell. Other readings can include works by W.D. Howells, Henry James, Edith Wharton, Stephen Crane, and Theodore Dreiser. This course will lay foundations from which to address such questions. Creative Writing A seminar-workshop in writing and analyzing fiction and poetry.
Enrollment is limited to sixteen.
Arthurian Legend Magic and morals, cuckoldry and comedy, romance and tragedy are all a part of the legend of King Arthur, which this course will trace from its origin in the chronicles of the ninth century to its most recent manifestations on film. The image of science and technology as viewed through literature. Emphasis will be on the change in the role of science and technology as reflected in the literature of different eras. Applied Literary Theory A look at the many ways of reading and interpreting literature. Each student will have the opportunity to read in depth the work of an author of his choice.