English

ENG 515 History of Rhetoric (3) An understanding and comparison of various movements in the history of rhetoric, with particular emphasis on the relationship between rhetorical strategy and one's image of man and on historical events which influenced rhetoric. The course aims to increase the scope of students' understanding of rhetoric and help them apply this knowledge to their own writing and their evaluation of the writing of others. 

ENG 516 Contemporary Issues in Rhetoric (3) An intensive exploration of the 20th century's re-valuing of rhetoric as an interdisciplinary theory of language and meaning. No prerequisite.

ENG 517 History of the English Language (3) A chronological study of the recorded history of the English language from the ninth century to the present. Detailed study of major changes in phonology, lexicon (morphology and semantics), and syntax. Attention to the notion and practice of standard English and to the development and current state of dialects in the U.S.A. Format will include lecture and discussion. No prerequisite.

ENG 524 Chaucer (3) A study of the major works of Geoffrey Chaucer, particularly The Canterbury Tales and Troilus and Criseyde, with attention to the language and times of Chaucer. Format will include lecture and discussion. 

ENG 535 Fiction to 1875 (3) A study of English and American prose fiction (principally the novel) before the late 19th-century change to modern realism and naturalism. The course includes the great Victorians and Americans through Hawthorne and Melville with relevant continental backgrounds.

ENG 536 Fiction from 1875 to 1930 (3) A study of English and American prose fiction of the realist, naturalist, and early modern periods. The course includes such writers as James, Twain, Crane, Conrad, Lawrence, Joyce, and others, with major continental figures as well. 

ENG 537 Contemporary Fiction (3) A study of English and American prose fiction from approximately 1930 to the present, with continental backgrounds. 

ENG 538 Twentieth Century Southern Literature (3) A study of the literature produced by American southern writers from ca. 1920 to the present. 

ENG 544 Literature in the Secondary Schools (3) A course designed for graduate students who are seeking additional study on the issues related to the teaching of literature in grades 5-12, including censorship, literary literature, multi-cultural literature, the ethics of reading, and the connections between reading and the other language arts: writing, speaking, and listening.

ENG 548 Literary Criticism and Theory (3) A study of literary criticism and theory, both classic texts and contemporary trends. Readings from Plato to poststructuralism. Examination of traditional approaches such as psychological, Marxist, formal, as well as such diverse contemporary approaches as feminist criticism, structuralism, and reader-response criticism. 

ENG 549 Major Author (3) An intensive study of the works of a major author in fiction, poetry, drama, or non fiction.  Course may be repeated for credit as long as the student has not previously studied the author in an ENG 549. No prereq.

ENG 599 Seminar in Literature and Language (3) An advanced topics course, with subject matter varying from semester to semester. Not to be taken more than once by master's degree candidates without prior permission of the English Department.

ENG 601 Introduction to the Professional Study of English (3) An introduction to English as a professional discipline beginning with a history of English studies within American institutions of learning. Provides a context for future activities in teaching and scholarship by providing direct experience not only with the range of activities professionals engage in, but also with the bibliographic methodologies they pursue. 

ENG 602 Writing Portfolios (3) A composition course designed for area teachers emphasizing issues related to the teaching of writing in the secondary schools.

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