A continuation of ENG 151H, stressing analytical and research assignments. Students are expected to help design their own course of study. Lecture course to provide background information on writers, movements, themes, genres, and literary periods necessary to the study of literature. Majors and minors in English must complete this requirement before taking any 400-level literature course. An introductory course in writing poetry and short stories focusing on students' own writing.
Students learn to give and receive constructive criticism on creative work.
Introduces students to classical through contemporary works of drama and literary non-fiction. A study of the nature, elements, types, and forms of poetry, with the purpose of helping students to become informed and independent readers of poetry. Introduces students to the use of various fictive elements in analyzing and interpreting the short story, the novella, and the novel. The development of American literature from colonial times to the present. Emphasis on major writers and works.