1956-1957 Academic Catalog

, Departments and Courses to teach English. Prerequisite: 101-102. Offered upon sufficient demand in the first semester; three hours credit. 212 THE ENGl,ISH OF THE BIBLE The King James Version of the Bible will be studied from the standpoint both of its language and its literature. Included in the course will be sentence analysis of selected portions as an introduction to true exegetical study. Elective. Pre– req11isite: 101-102. Offered upon sufficient demand in the second semester; three hours credit. 301 'l'HE ENGLISH NOVEL Three or four representative novels of the period from Jane Austen to Joseph Conrad will be read and studied criti– cally. Elective. Prerequisite: 201-202. Offered upon sufficient demand in the first semester; three hours credit. 302 INTRODUCTION TO POETRY In order to understand the poetic mind an intensive study of the forms and content of poetry will be made. Elective. Prerequisite: 201-202. Offered upon sufficient demand in the second semester; three hours credit. 303 THE AMERICAN NOVEL Three or four representative novels of noted American authors will be read and reviewed from a critical standpoint. Elective. Prerequisite: 201-202. Offered upon sufficient de– mand in the first semester in alternate years; three hours credit. 304 BIOGRAPHY Select biographies and autobiographies will be read with critical estimation of the qualities and excellences found in this type of writing. Elective. Prerequisite: 201-202. Offered upon sufficient demand in the second semester in alternate years; three hours credit. 305 TH E TEENTH CENTURY Principal writers of the centu1~, exclusive of Milton, will be tudied in the light of their chief writings. Emphasis ,vill be placed 011 th r ligious poetry and p1·ose of Donne and 51