1961-1962 Academic Catalog

., 331 THE ENGLISH NOVEL** ('61-'62) Prerequisite: English and American Literature 221-222 A reading and critical analysis of representative novels of the period from Richardson to Hardy. Assigned papers are re– quired. Three credit hours 332 POETRY OF THE ROMANTIC PERIOD* * ('62-'63) Prerequisite: Engl ish and American Literature 221-222 A study of the characteristics of Romanticism and the writ- ings of the major poets of this period. Three credit hours 333 MILTON AND THE EARLY SEVENTEENTH CENTURY** Prerequisite: English and American Literature 221-222 Prose and poetry of major authors from Donne to Milton. Chief emphasis on Paradise Lost. Three credit hours 334 THE RESTORATION AND EIGHTEENTH CENTURY** ('62-'63) Prerequisite: English and American Literature 221-222 A study of the principal writer s from Dryden to Blake with emphasis on Pope and Swift. Three credit hours 335-336 SHAKESPEARE* * ('62·'63) Prerequisite: English and American Literature 221-222 A reading and study of representative dramas. This is an introductory course and is designed for any student desiring a knowledge of the writings of this author. Assigned papers are required. Three credit hours each semester 341 AMERICAN FICTION** ('62-'63) Prerequisite: English and American Literature 221-222 A reading and critical analysis of representative works of B1·owne, Irving, Cooper, Poe, Hawthorne, Melville, Twain, and others. Assigned papers are required. Three credit hou rs 420 ENGLISH SEMINAR* Prerequisite: Permission of t he Professor A course designed to introduce the student to types of re– search pi·oblems and to guide him into independent research in the field of his choice. A thesis may be written, but it is not requir~ed. Only English 1najor with a 'B' average or above may elect this course. One to t hree credit hours 59