1943-1944 Academic Catalog

36 DESCRIPTION OF COURSES Courses Offered 1944-194.5 l 0. Shake peare A careful study and analysis is made of some of Shakespeare's tragedies and comedies. Others are read rapidly, ·written critiques required. Elective. Three hours a week, one semester. 20. Milton An intensive study of Milton's poetry in relation to the develop– ment of types of poetry: the Minor Poems in relation to the pastoral, the elegy, the Masque; Paradise Lost in relation to the epic, particular– ly to Dante's Inferno; and Samson Agonistes in relation to Greek drama. Three hours, one semester. These are the basic courses in the Department of English, and satisfy the requirements of those who expect to teach English in High Schools. Other courses are given when there is a demand for them. For the English Novel another course in 18th Century Litera– ture may be substituted: English Literature of the Restoration and 18th Century. (Exclu– sive of drama and fiction.) Queen Anne Prose: Swift and His Contemporaries. The Age of Johnson. (Exclusive of the novel.) French: Miss Muller 1-2. Beginning French Colloquial practice, easy readings, grammar, composition, and dictation. Elective. Four hours a week throughout the year. 3-4. Intermediate French Composition, conversation, dictation, grammar. Study of texts from some of the best French novelists, short story writers and dramatists. Prerequisite, French 1-2 or two years of high school French. Elective. Four hours a week throughout the year. 5-6. Advanced French This course is intended to develop free oral and written expres– sion in French and to develop reading ability. Special emphasis upon French literature of the nineteenth century. Elective. Three hours a week throughout the year. 7-8. Advanced French This course is intended for advanced students who have taken course 5-6. Selected readings from French literature of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. 9-10. Advanced French 4. course for students who have had course 5-6. This course is arranged to meet the needs of students who wish a major in French.