English (ENGL)

501. Modern British Poetry (3).  Study of the chief British poets from Yeats, Pound and Eliot to the present.  Prerequisite(s): One of the following: ENGL 202 and 203 or graduate status.  Notes: Offered every odd year in fall.

502. Studies in Non-Western Literature (3).  This course will focus on the major writers of the Non-Western World (Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Arabic, Islamic and African).  Notes: Offered every odd year in fall.

503. Major Victorian Writers (3).  Study of 19th-century British literature (poetry, non-fiction prose and fiction) with emphasis on main currents of thought.  Prerequisite(s): One of the following: ENGL 202, 203 or graduate status.  Notes: Offered every odd year in spring.

504. Modern American Poetry (3).  A survey of American poetry of the 20th century with emphasis on major poets such as Pound, Frost, Stevens, Williams, Bishop, Brooks, Rich and Levertov.  Prerequisite(s): ENGL 210 and 211 or graduate status.  Notes: Offered every even year in spring.

507. History and Development of Modern English (3:3:0).  Introduction to language acquisition and the phonology, morphology, and syntax of Old, Middle, and Modern English, with an emphasis on the major causes and patterns of language change.  Prerequisite(s):  Successful completion of one course in a foreign language.  Notes:  Offered in fall.

510. Topics in Literature, Language and Rhetoric (3).  An examination of topics, issues and methodologies. Course content will vary.  Notes: Offered on sufficient demand. May be retaken for additional credit with permission of chair, Department of English.

511. Chaucer (3).  Reading in Middle English of the Canterbury Tales and Troilus and Criseyde.  Prerequisite(s): One of the following: ENGL 201, 203 or graduate status.  Notes: Offered every even year in spring.

512. Middle English Literature (excluding Chaucer) (3).  Survey of Middle English literature, exclusive of Chaucer, with emphasis on major genres and authors. Texts are taught predominantly in Middle English.  Prerequisite(s): One of the following: ENGL 201, 203 or graduate status.

513. Milton (3).  Milton's poetry and representative prose, his life and the background of the 17th century.  Prerequisite(s): One of the following: ENGL 201, 203 or graduate status.  Notes: Offered every even year in fall.

514. Elizabethan Literature (3).  A reading of poetry, prose narratives, drama and critical theory of the English Renaissance. Shakespeare's poetry is included, but not his plays.  Prerequisite(s): One of the following: ENGL 201, 203 or graduate status.  Notes: Offered every even year in spring.

515. 20th-Century Southern Literature (3).  Study of major fiction, poetry, drama and prose writers from the Nashville Fugitives to James Dickey.  Prerequisite(s): One of the following: ENGL 210, 211 or graduate status.  Notes: Offered every even year in fall.

520. 17th-Century English Literature (exclusive of Milton) (3).  Study of Cavalier and Metaphysical poets, important single figures (Donne, Marvell) and outstanding prose stylists.  Prerequisite(s): One of the following: ENGL 201, 203 or graduate status.  Notes: Offered every odd year in fall.

521. Restoration and 18th-Century English Literature (3).  A study of selected major works (excluding the novel) with some attention to dramatic comedy, satire, periodical essay, poetry and biography.  Prerequisites: ENGL 201, 203, or graduate status.  Notes: Offered every odd year in spring.

525. Studies in Irish Literature (3).  Study of Yeats, Joyce and other Irish writers from the viewpoint of history, folklore and mythology.  Prerequisite(s): One of the following: ENGL 201, 202, 203 or graduate status.  Notes: Offered every even year in fall.

527. English Romantic Poetry and Prose (3).  Study of the major works of Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley and Keats.  Prerequisite(s): One of the following: ENGL 202, 203 or graduate status.  Notes: Offered every even year in spring.

529. 20th-Century American Fiction and Drama (3).  Examination of representative fiction and drama with emphasis on writers such as Hemingway, Faulkner, Updike, O'Neill, Bellow, Warren, Heller, Ellison and Irving.  Prerequisite(s): One of the following: ENGL 210, 211 or graduate status.  Notes: Offered every odd year in spring.

600. Materials and Methods of Research in English (3).  A course to acquaint graduate students with advanced research materials, methods and techniques to familiarize them with other major critical approaches to literary study.  Notes: Offered in fall.

602. Critical Theory (3).  Study of critical theory and practice from Plato and Aristotle through Derrida; students apply theories to analyses of selected literary work.

605. The American Renaissance (3).  Study of the major works of Emerson, Thoreau, Whitman, Hawthorne and Melville.

611. Late 19th-Century American Literature: Realism and Naturalism (3).  Studies realistic and naturalistic theory and practice with emphasis on London, Twain, Norris, James, Crane and Howells.

612. 20th-Century British Fiction and Drama (3).   Study of selected works of Shaw, Forster, O'Casey, Joyce, Lawrence and Beckett and criticism of those works.

615. Seminar in Language and Rhetoric (3).  A seminar either in topics of language and rhetoric, periods or genres. Topics will vary with concentration ordinarily not duplicating material studied in other courses.  Notes: May be retaken for additional credit with permission of chair, Department of English.

618. Seminar in Comparative Literature (3).  This course will focus upon the major writers of the Western World, literary genres, literary themes, literary movements, influences or epochs.  Notes: May be retaken for additional credit with permission of chair, Department of English.

620. Readings in English (3).  Texts will be chosen by students in consultation with instructors; research will be directed by instructor.  Prerequisite(s): Permission of chair, Department of English.  Notes: May be retaken for additional credit.

622. Seminar in British Literature I: Before 1784 (3).  This course will focus on a particular topic, genre or figure(s) in British Literature prior to 1784.  Notes: May be retaken for additional credit.

623. Seminar in British Literature II: 1784 and After (3).  This course will focus on a particular topic, genre or figure(s) in British Literature 1784 and after.  Notes: May be retaken for additional credit.

624. Seminar in American Literature Before 1900 (3).  This seminar will focus on a genre, topic or author(s) in American Literature before 1900.  Notes: May be retaken for additional credit.

625. 20th-Century American Literature (3).  A seminar in special approaches to 20th- century American Literature; approaches might include authors, genre and topics.  Notes: May be retaken for additional credit.

630. The New Grammars (3).  Designed for teachers to study the generative-transformational grammar approach to English syntax.

640. Shakespeare: The Plays (3).  Critical study of 10 or 12 plays representing the various genres (comedies, tragedies, histories and romances), illustrating the stages in Shakespeare's development.

650. The African American Novel (3).  A chronological study beginning with the 19th- century African American novel, moving through Harlem Renaissance writers such as Toomer and Hurston and concluding with contemporary ones such as Naylor and Morrison.

655. Topics in the Art of Teaching English (1-3).  Current approaches to teaching language and literature. Only 3 semester hours may be applied toward an MAT or MA degree in English.  Notes: May be retaken for additional credit. 

695. Thesis (3).  Individual directed research and writing. Includes study of techniques and sources for scholarly writing.  Prerequisite(s): ENGL 600 or equivalent.

696. Thesis (3).  Individual directed research and writing.  Prerequisite(s): ENGL 600 or equivalent.

697, 698. Academic Internship in English (1), (1).  Under supervision of English faculty, students will observe and participate in activities related to the profession or discipline.  Prerequisite(s): Permission of chair, Department of English.