Major literary figures and movements from the romanticism of Poe, Hawthorne, and Melville through the naturalism and realism of Whitman, Twain, Crane, Dreiser and others. Study of important works of modern authors. Selections will be chosen from the poetry and criticism of T. S. Eliot, the novels and short fiction of Hemingway and Faulkner, the poetry of Frost, Yeats, Cummings, and Thomas, the drama of O'Neill, Williams, Miller, Shaw, and O'Casey. Guided experience in an actual work environment related to the student s career goals. Minimum of 50 hours per internship.
Student keeps log and submits for evaluation.
Internships must be completed in different organizations and involve different types of writing. The combined project requires a written proposal, public presentation of the project's results, and an acceptable document at the end of the course. The student will use the final product as the centepiece for a professional portfolio. Recommended for those interested in doing graduate work in literature. Senior standing in literature major.