It is offered in alternate years. Through the study of twelve plays, including histories, comedies, tragedies, and romances, participants will investigate the main problems and contemporary theories of interpretation of Shakespeare. It is offered in alternate years. This introductory course is concerned with teaching the English language. Offered in alternate years, this course is a genre study of the masterpieces of English, and in some years, continental novels.
Selected texts vary.
This course offers the opportunity to read most of the Canterbury Tales, and the Troilus while studying Chaucer's language, literary influences, and medieval thought. EN412 alternates with EN332 Shakespeare. The American Novel course is a study of significant developments and the significant novels in American literature from its beginnings to the present. EN433 alternates with EN351 Great Novels of England and Europe. This course constitutes a survey of critical theories correlating and supplementing the work done in previous courses.