1935-1936 Academic Catalog

COURSES OF STUDY 45 rhetoric are studied. Formal essays, editorials and other various forms are emphasized. Elective. Two hours, one semester. 7. GENERAL SURVEY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE Representative works of the great English writers from the earliest histol'y of the English people to the present. Open to Sophomores and Juniors only, except by permission of the professor. Required. T,h['ee hours a week, first semester. 8. GENERAL SURVEY OF AMERICAN LILTERATURE Representative works of the great American wTiters from the earliest history of the nation to the present. Open to Sophomores and Juniors only, except by permission otf the professor. Required. Three hours a week, second semester. 9. DEVELOPMENT OF THE DRAMA A history of the drama beginning with the Greek Drama and following its pl'ogress through the centuries. Rep– resentative plays from each important stage of develo,p,merut are read. For advanced students. Elective. Three hours, one semester. 10. SHAKESPEARE A careful study and analysis is made of some of Shake– speare's tragedies and comedies. Others are read rapidly, written critiques required. Elective. Three hours a week, one semester. Not given every year. 11. MODERN DRAMA A study of the great contemporary dramas of England, Ireland, Germany, France, Belgium, Norway, Russia, and America. Elective. Three hours a week, one semester. Not giv® every year. 12. AMERICAN POETRY A survey of the most characteristic works of Bryant, Poe, Emerson, Longfellow, Whittier, Holmes, Lowell, Whitman, Lanier and Riley. Elective. Three hours a week, one semes– ter. Not given every year. 13. ENGLISH PO:B~TRY A study of verse structure and an analysis of selected poems; also a critical study of the early nineteenth century poets– . Wordsworth, Scott, Byron, Shelly, Keats. Elective. Three hours a week, one semester. Not givEfu. every year. 14. BROWNING AND TENNYSON A critical study of a few selections from each poet and the rapid reading of others. Elective. Three hours a week, one semester. Not given every year. 15-16. JOURNALISM A practical study of journalism, including the make-up of