Literature Courses

ENG 151. Literature and Interpretation 
This course provides a foundation for advanced literary study, as well as skills useful in other disciplines. Through an exploration of varied works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and film, this course sharpens students’ abilities to read texts analytically and introduces them to the terms and strategies employed in contemporary critical discourse.

ENG 155. Topics in Literary Studies 
While refining students’ general analytical and interpretive skills, this course offers intensive examination of specific issues in literature and culture, often those at the center of current critical interest. Recent sections have focused on The Gangster Film, Memoir and Sexuality, Quest for the Grail, Contemporary African American Fiction and Science Fiction.

• Eng 155a: Topics in Literature: The Outlaw Ballad: From Robin Hood to Gangster Rap, Professor Dye 
• Eng 155b: Topics in Literature: Readings in the Black Diaspora, Professor Henry

ENG 252. Children's Literature (formerly ENG 292) 
An examination of children's literature, attending to its history, canon and audience - both children and adults - and to selected topics, such as storytelling and censorship. Establishing criteria for several genres, students read widely to judge poetry, realistic fiction, picture books, fantasy, etc. and to compile bibliographies. May be counted toward a major in English. Offered second semester.

ENG 264. Women and Literature: Topics (formerly ENG 190) 
Introduces students to the work of women writers and the importance of gender as a category of literary analysis. Issues covered may include: images of women in literature by women and men; impediments women writers have faced; women's writing in historical/social context; feminist literature; intersections of race, class and gender. May be repeated for credit with a different topic.

• Eng 264: Women & Lit: Topics: Contemporary Women Playwrights, Professor Geis

ENG 281. British Writers I (formerly ENG 181) 
This course surveys works of representative British authors from Anglo-Saxon times through the Augustan period. It is designed for students wishing to acquaint themselves with this broad area of British letters.

ENG 282. British Writers II (formerly ENG 182) 
A continuation of the survey begun in ENG 181, this course begins with representative writers of the Romantic movement and ends with 20th-century authors. ENG 281 is not a prerequisite for this course.

ENG 283. American Writers (formerly ENG 183) 
A study of representative American authors from the exploration of the New World to the present with attention to the literature of ethnic cultures.

Other Topics Courses:

ENG 390: Women and Literature: Advanced Topics 
Designed for English majors and/or students with some background in Women's Studies. Topics will provide opportunities for in-depth analysis of women writers and the impact of gender as a category of literary analysis. Issues covered may include the following: images of women in literature by women and men; impediments women writers have faced; women's writing in historical/social context; feminist literature; feminist theory and literary criticism; intersections of race, class and gender; formation of the literary canon. May be repeated for credit with a different topic.

ENG 391: Authors: Advanced Topics  
In-depth study of one or more writers.

ENG 392: Genre: Advanced Topics
Study of works drawn from a specific literary genre or subgenre.  Examples include Confessional Poetry, The Postmodern Novel and Revenge Tragedy.

• Eng 392: Lit & Genre: Advanced Topics: Cyber Fiction, Professor Csicsery-Ronay

ENG 393: Literature and Culture: Advanced Topics
A study of the relations between literature and culture, with a specific thematic focus. Examples include Literature and Law, Darwinism in Modern Fiction, and Literature and Social Protest.

• Eng 393: Lit & Culture: Advanced Topics: Responsibility: The Art of Literature, Professor Little

ENG 394: Literature and History: Advanced Topics  
A study of literary representations of historical topics. Examples include The French Revolution and English Romanticism, and Vietnam in Recent American Literature

ENG 395: Literature & Theory: Advanced Topics  
Study of a specific topic within contemporary literary theory. Examples include The Rise and Fall of Deconstruction, Cultural Poetics and Studies in Formalism.

ENG 461: Seminar in Literature
Concentrated study of one or more major British and/or American authors, as announced. Prerequisite: two 300- or 400-level courses in literature. Required of majors in English with emphasis on literature. May be repeated once for credit.

Writing Courses

ENG 201. Creative Writing I (formerly ENG 211) 
An introduction to writing fiction and poetry in a workshop setting using readings from contemporary poets and writers as models.  May include some creative non-fiction and/or drama writing.

ENG 209. Advanced Expository Writing
Writing and critiquing expository writing in various forms - informational and interpretive reports, journalistic articles and critical or interpretative essays. Extensive use of peer review and critique. Illustrative readings for analysis and discussion.

ENG 301. Creative Writing II: Fiction Workshop (formerly ENG 309A) 
A workshop focused on the writing of short fiction using modern and contemporary short stories as models and inspiration. Prerequisite: ENG 201.

ENG 302. Creative Writing II: Fiction Topics
Topics in fiction writing with particular concentration on specific forms or other aspects of the genre using readings as models and inspiration. This might include the novella or the short-short story or techniques such as magical realism, meta-fiction, minimalism, etc., depending on the instructor. Prerequisite: ENG 201.

ENG 311. Creative Writing II: Poetry Workshop (formerly ENG 309C)
A workshop that gives students the opportunity to sharpen their skills as poets and exposes them to a wide range of contemporary poetry. Prerequisite: ENG 201.

ENG 312. Creative Writing II: Poetry Topics 
The course provides a particular focus on poetic forms or sub-genres of poetry. These might include dramatic monologue and extended poetic projects such as sequences in a particular form or voice. Effort is made to broaden students reading knowledge of poetry. Prerequisite: ENG 201.

ENG 321. Creative Writing II: Nonfiction Workshop (formerly ENG 309D) 
This course will focus on the art and craft of nonfiction—with special attention to giving nonfiction the immediacy and liveliness of fiction. Forms explored may include profiles, travel writing, personal essays, reviews, memoir, nature writing or literary nonfiction.  Prerequisite: ENG 201.

ENG 322. Creative Writing II: Nonfiction Topics 
This course will explore a specific genre of nonfiction in depth. Class will operate as an advanced writing workshop that uses master works as models and inspiration. Offerings might include profiles, travel writing, personal essays, reviews, memoir, nature writing or literary nonfiction.  Prerequisite: ENG 201.

ENG 331. Creative Writing II: Advanced Reporting Workshop (formerly 309E) 
An upper-level reporting class for students who have taken News Writing and Editing or have written for a student publication. Students will analyze and discuss long-form, investigative journalism and write a series of in-depth news features. The course will address how to incorporate literary techniques in news writing.

ENG 332. Creative Writing II: Advanced Reporting Topics
An upper-level reporting class for students who have taken News Writing and Editing or have written for a student publication. Students will study specific forms of journalistic writing. Offerings might include feature writing, profiles, investigative journalism, magazine feature writing, or reviews and criticism.

ENG 341. Creative Writing II: Playwriting Workshop (formerly ENG 309B)
An introduction to the process of playwriting. The course will explore dramatic action for the stage—working with character, setting, dialogue, tone and style—through writing workshop, discussion and selected readings. Students will write monologues, scenes, a ten-minute play and a one-act play.  Prerequisite: ENG 201.

ENG 342. Creative Writing II: Screenwriting
An introduction to the fundamentals of screenwriting, in theory and in practice.  Students will explore story, character, dialogue, and structure as relates to writing for film; learn the screenplay format; and participate in writing workshop and discussion.  Prerequisite: ENG 201.

ENG 343. Creative Writing II: Dramatic Writing Topics
An upper level course that focuses on specific elements or forms within a genre of dramatic writing. Offerings might include The One Act Play, The Dramatic Monologue, The Short Film Script, Advanced Screenwriting or Advanced Playwriting.  Prerequisite: ENG 201.

• ENG 343: Creative Writing II: Dramatic Writing Topics: Adaptation, Professor White