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Milton’s Paradise Lost. The course focuses on the development of these two genres, but with attention
to the cultural context in which the texts to be explored were produced. Offered in alternate fall
semesters. Prerequisite: E250.
E325 Advanced Essay Writing 3 credits
In this course, students produce a variety of essays that cover a range of rhetorical situations. Emphasis
is placed on strategies for developing and organizing essays as well as on rhetorical concerns, such as
audience, purpose, voice, and style. Attention is also be paid to integrating research, both formal and
informal, into students’ work. Offered fall semester. Prerequisite: E220 or equivalent.
E326 Short Fiction Writing 3 credits
Through the reading of short stories, guided instruction and writing workshops, students in Short
Fiction Writing study the genre of the short story and produce several examples of their own literary
short fiction for an audience. In addition to composing original works that reveal their own artistic
vision, students are expected to become informed of the literary tradition of the short story and provide
critical and theoretical reflections on their work as well as the writing of other students and of published
authors. Offered in alternate fall semesters.
E328 Professional Communication 3 credits
An introduction to professional communication, this course teaches students how to write documents
commonly generated in the work world, such as memos, resumes, letters, manuals, reports, and
proposals. Students are invited to write documents for different audiences, especially those in a
student’s major field of study. Attention may be given to incorporating visuals as well. Finally, general
principles of the composing process, of grammar and mechanics, and of style are reviewed as needed.
Offered spring semester. Prerequisite: E120 or equivalent.
E329 Poetry Writing 3 credits
This course aims to help students produce inspired and technically informed literary poetry intended for
an audience. In addition to writing and discussing their own poetry, students become informed of both
the techniques and the traditions of poetry writing. Course work includes the study of published poets
and poems, essays and research papers on theoretical issues related to poetry, and the production of
original poems by the students. Offered in alternate fall semesters.
E330 British Restoration and 18th Century Literature 3 credits
This survey examines the major works and authors of the Restoration through the Eighteenth
Century, including the historical, political, and social contexts of these works. Offered spring semester.
Prerequisite: E250.
E331 The Romantics and Their World 3 credits
Between 1785 and 1830, British writers witnessed two major revolutions and participated in many
cultural, political, and intellectual watersheds, from the rise of Romanticism and Republicanism to
nation building to the beginnings of modern feminism. They dealt with these cultural experiences in
new as well as traditional literary forms, including the historical novel, lyric and narrative poetry, essays,
letters, and journals. This course examines the lives and works of a selection of major literary figures
from this period and assesses their contributions to the literary tradition in English. Prerequisite: E250.
E333 Shakespeare 3 credits
This course focuses on a representative group of Shakespeare’s sonnets, comedies, histories, and
tragedies. Emphasis is placed on close reading of the plays, with the intention of exploring some of
Shakespeare’s most pressing issues, including love, nature, death, dreams, relationships between
parents and children, gender roles, freedom of the will, and reality itself. The course also address the
cultural milieu out of which the texts were generated; the meaning of the terms “comedy”, “history”, and
“tragedy”; and the relationship of the written plays to modern film adaptations. Offered spring semester.
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