An advanced course focused primarily on British Renaissance literature. Its aim is to provide depth of knowledge by concentrating upon a single author, genre, or theme that distinctively represents the Renaissance period. Training in scholarship is provided through individual projects in literary research and analysis. The particular subject will be determined each time the course is offered.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 001 English Language and Writing and ENG 100 Introduction to Textual Studies and junior standing.
ENG 001 English Language and Writing (3 hours)
A course designed to help students write with clarity, confidence, and conviction through regular practice in writing (including argument and exposition, writing as discovery, and personal exploration). Particular attention will be given to the role of revision in the writing process. This course also includes a study of language and its social roles, with special attention to the origin, development, and current nature of the English language.
ENG 100 Introduction to Textual Studies (3 hours)
This course is designed to equip new English majors and minors with the textual expertise and vocabulary needed for the analysis and discussion of various texts. It will cover English prosody (including meter, sounds patterns, and traditional closed forms), and the technical vocabulary appropriate to the discussion of fiction and drama.
