This course takes the place of English 103 for students in the Honors Program. The course introduces students both to the formal analysis of poetry and to its changing place in society. Emphasis on authors varies, but Hawthorne, Twain, James, and Hurston are among the writers studied. In addition, the class discusses selections written by literary theorists having to do with the art of the narrative. This course is recommended for all elementary teachers, English majors, and social science students.
Students survey systematic approaches for analyzing language.
The course includes a review of Standard English grammar, phonology and morphology, and an introduction to the grammar of English dialects. Students write a paper related to their field of interest. This course will deal with major figures and movements in British and American literature between 1660 and 1789. Students will read authors who shaped the modern sense of self, the growing national self-conciousness, and the modern sense of historical periods, and who offered critiques of colonialism and slavery. Themes may vary.