Undergraduate Literature Courses Summer 2008

ENGL 2413. 231 Intro to Lit / Frohock MTWR 9:00-11:40. CID 14783 This 4-week course focuses on the elements of literature and literary explication. We will read and discuss a variety of engaging short stories and poems as we explore subjects such as literary structure, figures of speech, characterization, and symbolism. In conjunction with literature, we will also study some basics of film language and analysis. Assignments may include short papers, a presentation, and exams

ENGL 3333. 211 Short Story / Wallen MTWRF 11:30-12:20. CID 14779 Good literature doesn't have to be long. This class will follow the brief history of the literary short story and its development from folktales, local legends, and urban myths. Two exams, class report.

ENGL 3410. 831 Popular Fiction ( Tulsa) / Takacs MTW 1:00-4:30. CID 14583 This course will focus on the popular genre of detective fiction, specifically American detective fiction. We will survey the historical development of the field from Edgar Allen Poe's short stories through the "hardboiled" fiction of Hammett and Chandler up to modern variations on the detective story by feminist authors and authors of color. Evaluation will consist of several short response papers and one longer research project.  

ENGL 4723. 231 Shakespeare / Pesta MTWR 9:00-11:40. CID 14787 An overview of the plays of Shakespeare designed for beginners. No one understood human nature like Shakespeare. His comedies expose the romance and folly of love, and his tragedies and histories offer profound insights into mortality and probe the depths of human nature. A college degree without a course in Shakespeare is like a degree in medicine without a course on anatomy.

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