Spring 2019

Shakespeare's poetry and drama.

Introduces students to a wide range of critical theories that English majors need to know. Covers major movements in modern literary/critical theory, from Matthew Arnold through new criticism to contemporary postmodern frameworks. Required for all English majors.

Provides a basic skills course designed to equip students to handle the English major. Emphasizes critical writing and the acquisition of basic techniques and vocabulary of literary criticism through close attention to poetry and prose.

This section of literary analysis will inquire into “who tells the story”—what happens when who narrates what—to work through the central goals of the course: to refine close reading and critical analysis skills via formal, cultural, historical, and comparative analyses as well as scholarly research. And to read some great...

This course teaches how to analyze poetry and prose. It assumes some experience with literary analysis but not advanced knowledge. It is divided about equally between poetry and prose. The poetry half explores, among other things, the relation between poetry and music, including rap and popular song. The prose half...

This is an advanced course in fiction writing. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours. Required prerequisite courses are ENGL 1191, ENGL 2021 and ENGL 3021 (all with B grade minimum). Restricted to students who have declared the Creative Writing Track or Creative Writing Minor. Students may not...

This is an advanced course in poetry writing. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours. Required prerequisite courses are ENGL 1191, ENGL 2021 and ENGL 3021 (all with B grade minimum). Restricted to students who have declared the Creative Writing Track or Creative Writing Minor. Students may not...

This is an intermediate course in fiction writing. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours. Required prerequisite courses are ENGL 1191 and ENGL 2051 (both with B grade minimum). Restricted to students who have declared the Creative Writing Track or Creative Writing Minor. Students may not take two...

In this class, we will consider themes of social justice and identity alongside craft and structure when it comes to reading and writing prose and poetry. The books are chosen for their complex observations and revisions of past and present, their hopes and visions for the future under difficult or...

In this workshop, in addition to examining classmates' work, we will focus on expanding knowledge of technical aspects of the craft of poetry, innovations and blurring of genres, and writing poetry as a practice in the world. Discussion and revision will figure prominently, as will deep engagement with contemporary poetry...