English Course Descriptions
ENGL 101 Principles of Writing
(3, F&S)
Development of writing skills. Focus on narrative, descriptive, and
expository essays. Principles taught by frequent writing, peer
workshops, discussions, conferences. Extra tutorial contact required
of those with difficulties with mechanics. Liberal Arts Foundation -
Writing.
ENGL 201 Literature of the
Western World (3, F&S)
An introduction to the Western literary heritage from the classical
to the post-modern era. Emphasis on how to read poetry, drama, and
fiction for better comprehension and interpretation as well as for
enjoyment. Liberal Arts Foundation - Literature.
ENGL 203 English Literature I
(3, F)
Surveys major works and literary movements in England from Beowulf
to Neoclassicism. Provides biographical, historical, and ideological
information to enhance understanding. Liberal Arts
Exploration-Humanities
ENGL 204 English Literature II
(3, S)
Surveys major works and literary movements of the romantic,
Victorian, modern and post-modern periods in their biographical,
historical, and ideological contexts. Liberal Arts
Exploration-Humanities
ENGL 205 English Grammar (1,
OD)
Intensive review of English grammar emphasizing practice in
punctuation, parts of speech, syntax, usage, and sentence
construction. Elective credit only.
ENGL 215 American Literature I
(3, F)
Emphases on Puritan thought, deism, romanticism, transcendentalism.
Close reading of primary texts. Required of English majors. Liberal
Arts Exploration-Humanities
ENGL 216 American Literature II
(3, S)
Emphasis on emerging realism, the development of naturalism,
literary modernism, and new directions in the 20th century. Close
reading of primary texts. Required of English majors. Liberal Arts
Exploration-Humanities
ENGL 217A Writers in Nature
(3, F)
(See course description in Off-Campus Programs -- Adirondack Park
section.) Liberal Arts Exploration-Humanities
ENGL 220 Introduction to
Linguistics (3, F&S)
An introduction to the basic elements of linguistics. Emphasis on
phonology (the study of sounds)morphology (the study of word
formation), syntax (phrase and sentence formation), and semantics
(meaning in language). Liberal Arts Exploration-Humanities
ENGL 221 Children’s Literature
(3, F&S)
A survey of various genre in literature for children and young
adults with an emphasis upon developing criteria for selection and
evaluation. Also explores a range of techniques for enhancing
children’s understanding and enjoyment of literature. Liberal Arts
Exploration-Humanities
ENGL 223 Adolescent Literature
(3, F&S)
Students will read and analyze a variety of literature of interest
to adolescents with an eye toward understanding adolescents and
their place in society, developing criteria for evaluating
adolescent literature, and exploring current trends in this
literature. In this process students will investigate critical
theories about the function and purpose of literature for
adolescents, including developmental, aesthetic, and cultural
considerations. Liberal Arts Exploration-Humanities
ENGL 308 Australian Literature
(3, F)
(See course description in Off-Campus Programs -- Australia
section.) Liberal Arts Exploration-Humanities
ENGL 311 The English Renaissance
(3, S07)
Poetry and prose from Sidney to Milton (excluding Shakespeare).
Attention given to political, historical, religious background.
Emphases on Spenser, Milton, and the 17th century devotional poets.
Liberal Arts Exploration-Humanities
ENGL 312 Restoration and
Eighteenth Century (3, S08)
Major figures of English letters 1660-1800. Attention given to
satire, comedy of manners, literary criticism, and the rise of the
novel. Liberal Arts Exploration-Humanities
ENGL 313 Romanticism and
Nineteenth Century (3, S06)
Problems and topics in nineteenth century life, culture, and
letters. Readings in selected major figures from Wordsworth to
Swinburne. Emphasis on the relationship of literary tastes and
critical opinions to the intellectual and spiritual crisis of the
age. Liberal Arts Exploration-Humanities.
ENGL 315 Modern Drama (3,
F06)
Emphasis on American and English drama from around 1900 to the
present. Beckett and O’Neill as progenitors of significant
theatrical trends such as realism, expressionism, and the absurd.
Liberal Arts Exploration-Humanities
ENGL 319 Modern American Poetry
(3, F05)
American poetry from 1900 to present. Emphases on trends and
selected major figures such as Eliot, Frost, Pound, Stevens,
Williams. Liberal Arts Exploration-Humanities
ENGL 320 Modern British Poetry
(3, S07)
British poetry from 1900 to present. Emphases on trends and selected
major figures such as Hopkins, Hardy, Yeats, Auden, Thomas. Liberal
Arts Exploration-Humanities
ENGL 321 British Fiction (3,
F07)
History and development of the English novel, with emphasis on such
writers as E. Bronte, Eliot, Hardy, Wilde, Conrad, Forster, Joyce.
Liberal Arts Exploration-Humanities
ENGL 322 American Fiction
(3, S07)
History and development of the American novel, with emphases on such
writers as Melville, James, Dreiser, Cather, Fitzgerald, Hemingway,
Faulkner, and Baldwin. Liberal Arts Exploration-Humanities
ENGL 334 The American Short
Story (3, OD)
Development of the American short story from its beginnings with
Irving, Poe, and Hawthorne to modern practitioners such as Malamud,
O’Connor, and Updike. Liberal Arts Exploration-Humanities
ENGL 335 Modern English Grammar
in Historical Perspective (3, S07)
This course focuses on traditional English grammar and the
historical principles on which grammatical analysis is based.
Emphasis placed on understanding the language system of grammar, its
historical origins and development, grammatical theory, and the
conventions of American English usage.
ENGL 350 Shakespeare (3, F)
Survey of significant examples of Shakespeare’s histories, comedies,
tragedies, and some poetry. Includes biographical, historical and
critical background; emphasis on close reading of texts. Liberal
Arts Exploration-Humanities
ENGL 353 Internship for English
Majors (3, Summer)
Opportunities for off-campus experiences investigating a career
option in fields other than teaching, such as advertising,
government service, industrial publications, and library science.
ENGL 361 Contemporary World
Literature (3, F06)
Selections from world masterpieces of the 20th century, especially
novels since World War II from the non-English-speaking world.
Liberal Arts Exploration-Humanities
ENGL 390 Special Topics in
Literature (3, F&S & May)
Opportunity for study of issues, literary figures, or problems not
covered elsewhere in the curriculum (e.g., the Oxford Christians,
African-American literature, literature by women). Liberal Arts
Exploration-Humanities
ENGL 412 Literary Criticism
(3, F&S)
Theoretical and practical study of the principles of criticism.
Emphasis on contemporary critical schools. Brief historical survey.
Prerequisite: six hours of literature above ENGL 210.
ENGL 418 Senior Capstone:
Seminar in Problems of Literary Study (3, S)
Original research and study into selected literary topics.
Integration of faith and learning. Intensive library work. Required
of all majors.
Prerequisite: 21 hours of literature plus Literary Criticism (ENGL
412)
ENGL 291, -2; 391, -2; 491, -2 Independent Study (1, 2, or 3)
ENGL 496 Honors in English (3, S)
