Courses in American Literature
ENG 2033. American
Literary Masterpieces.
(ENGL 2326) Major works of American literature studied in
chronological sequence. Attention to both poetry and prose.
Prerequisite: ENG 1023 or its equivalent. Three lecture hours a
week. Credit: Three hours.
ENG 3143. Modern African-American Drama. Concentration on a
close reading of classic plays by the most important and celebrated
African-American playwrights. Focus on the plays of August Wilson.
Prerequisites: Six hours of composition. Three lecture hours per
week. Credit: Three hours. Meets multicultural studies requirement.
Meets core literature requirement.
ENG 3153. American Ethnic Literature. Major themes, subjects,
forms, and styles employed by American ethnic writers. Focus may be
on particular themes, genres, or ethnic groups. Prerequisite: Six
hours composition; one other literature course. Three lecture hours
a week. Credit: Three hours.
ENG 3283. Survey of American Literature: Colonial Through
Romantic. Major prose and poetry written in the United States
during the Colonial Period through the Romantic Period studied
chronologically. Artistry and technique of the works studied along
with attention to the periods in which the works were written and
read. Prerequisite: Nine hours of English. Three lecture hours a
week. Credit: Three hours.
ENG 3293. Survey of American Literature: Realism to the Present.
Major prose and poetry written in the United States during the
Realistic Period up to and including the present studied
chronologically. Artistry and technique of the works studied along
with some attention to the periods in which the works were written
and read. Prerequisite: Nine hours of English. Three lecture hours a
week, Credit: Three hours.
ENG 3323. American Fiction. American fiction from the
eighteenth century to the present, with stress on major novelists,
the short story, symbolism. Prerequisites: Nine hours of English.
Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
ENG 4283. Twentieth-Century American Drama. Concentration on
a close reading of representative plays of O'Neill, Miller,
Williams, and Albee. Attention given to other important dramatists,
various types and styles of drama, and historical relevance of plays
studied. Prerequisites: Nine hours of English. Three lecture hours a
week. Credit: Three hours.
ENG 4393. American Women and Literature. Emphasis on the
changing images of major female characters and on the contributions
of major female writers from the colonial period to the present.
Focus may be on fiction or on poetry and drama. Prerequisites: Six
hours of English. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
May be repeated for credit when the topic varies. Meets women's
studies requirement. Meets core literature requirement.
ENG 5153. Studies in Twentieth-Century American and British
Literature. Directed investigation of a topic relating to a
trend, a work, a genre, or an author in twentieth-century American
and/or British literature. Prerequisite: Graduate standing or
approval of the instructor of the course. Three lecture hours a
week. Credit: Three hours. May be repeated for credit when the topic
of investigation varies.
ENG 5263. Studies in American Literature. Directed
investigation of a problem in the literary career of a writer, in a
work, or in a trend in American literature. Prerequisite: Bachelor's
degree with a concentration in English. three lecture hours a week.
Credit: Three hours. May be repeated or credit when the specific
topic of investigation vary.
ENG 5393. Women and American Literature. Focus on changing
images of female characters and on contributions of female writers
throughout American literature. Emphasis may be on fiction or on
poetry and drama. Prerequisites: Concentration in English and
graduate standing. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
May be repeated for credit when the topic varies.
