Cabeza de Vaca gathered pine nuts because they grow here, because they can sustain us. Despite his literary promise, the brother, Branwell, died a tragic and early death. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall , a selection of the poetry written by all four siblings, and a biography of this gifted family. Course requirements include a seminar paper, and significant participation in class discussion. This course satisfies a seminar requirement for the English major and is cross-isted with the offerings of the WGS program.
Enrollment is limited.
This course emphasizes Shakespeare the playwright, although we'll take a passing look at his poetry too. Our approach will be to examine the plays as texts and as scripts, drawing not only on literary criticism but theatre history as well. I , Measure for Measure , Coriolanus , Antony and Cleopatra , and The Tempest . But then I want us to examine the standard definition of modernism more critically, asking ourselves what a more cross-cultural and less exclusively Eurocentric modernism might look like. Requirements will include short papers, class presentations, and a seminar project.