1946-1947 Academic Catalog

DESCRIPTION OF COURSES 35 Literature Courses offered in 1946-47 18. English Novel Representative novels from the beginning of the written novel to the present day are read and discussed. Three hours a week, one semester. 13. English Poetry of the 19th Century A critical study of the Romantic and Victorian poets, with emphasis on Wordsworth and Browning. 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. (Exclus– ive of drama and fiction). Queen Anne Prose: Swift and His Contemporaries. The Age of Johnson. (Exclusive of the novel.) French: (Professor to be elected) 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 yar. 7-8. Advanced French This course is intended for advanced students who have taken course 5-6. Selected readings from French literature of the seven– teenth and eighteenth centuries.