1991-1993 Catalog - Catalogs - West Virginia University

.195. Seminar. I, II, S. 1-3 hr. PR: Consent. Presentation and discussion of topics ofmutual concern to students and faculty.197. Honors. I, II, S. 1-3 hr. PR: Consent. Independent reading, study or research.201. Creative Writing Workshop: Fiction. I, II. 3 hr. Advanced workshop in creativewriting for students seriously engaged in writing fiction.202. Creative Writing Workshop: Poetry. I, II. 3 hr. Advanced workshop in creativewriting for students seriously engaged in the writing of a major group of poems.208. Scientific and Technical Writing. I, II. 3 hr. PR: Engl. 1 and 2. Writing for scientificand technical professions. Descriptions of equipment and processes; reports andproposals; scientific experiments; interoffice communications; articles for trade andresearch journals.210. Structure of the English Language. I, II. 3 hr. Historical, comparative, anddescriptive grammar, together with an introduction to English linguistics.211. History of the English Language. I, II. 3 hr. Study of the nature of the language;questions of origins, language families, development, relationships of English as oneof the Indo-European languages.220. American Poetry. I, II. 3 hr. Major American poets of the nineteenth and twentiethcenturies.223. Modern American Poetics. I, II. 3 hr. A dose study of those poets who haveshaped the aesthetics of contemporary American poetry.232. Literary Criticism. I, II. 3 hr. Literary criticism from Aristotle to modern times.235. American Drama. I, II. 3 hr. Representative American dramas and history oftheatre in America.236. Tragedy. I, II. 3 hr. Masterpieces of tragedy from Greek times to modern, withconsideration of changing concepts of tragedy and of ethical and ideological valuesreflected in works of major tragic authors.240. Folk Literature. I, II. 3 hr. The folk ballad, its origin, history, and literary significance,based on Child's collection and on American ballad collections.241Folk Literature of the Southern Appalachian Region. I, II. 3 hr. Traditionalliterature of the southern Appalachian region, including songs, prose, tales, languages,customs, based on material collected in the region— especially in WestVirginia.245. Studies in Appalachian Literature. I, II, S. 3 hr. Studies of authors, genres,themes, or topics in Appalachian literature.250. Shakespeare's Art. I, II, S. (Alternate Years.) 3 hr. Special studies inShakespeare's tragedies, comedies, and/or history plays, with some attention given tohis non-dramatic poetry. With emphases varying from year to year, studies mayinclude textual, historical, critical, and dramaturgical- theatrical approaches.255. Chaucer. I, II. 3 hr. Early poems, Troilus and Criseyde, and The CanterburyTales. In addition to an understanding and appreciation of Chaucer's works, thestudent is expected to acquire an adequate knowledge of Chaucer's language.256. Milton. I, II. 3 hr. All of Milton's poems and a few selected prose works.English Language and Literature Courses 353