1981-1982 Academic Catalog

82 and Norris. Prerequisite: 41-130 Principles of Composition. 41-241 Early English Literature 5 hours A study of Old English and Middle English writings through Chaucer. Prerequisite: 41-130 Principles of Composition. 41-242 English Renaissance Literature 5 hours A survey of English literature and its background with empha– sis on Malory, the English Bible, More, Sidney, Spenser, and Eli– zabethan and Jacobean drama. Prerequisite: 41-130 Principles of Composition. (Alternate, even years) 41-320 Methods of Teaching Literature 2 hours Designed to explore the various methods and materials essen– tial to the teaching of literature on the secondary level. 41-323 Directed Readings 1-4 hours Selected readings designed to strengthen the major by provid– ing primary and secondary material in preparation for an inde– pendent study of a major writer, literary genre, or literary period. 41-331 The English Novel 4 hours A reading and critical analysis of representative novels of the period from Richardson to Hardy. Prerequisite: 41-130 Princi– ples of Composition. (Alternate, odd years) 41-332 Seventeenth Century English Literature 5 hours A study of the metaphysical writers, John Donne, Crashaw, and Milton, with an emphasis on the Miltonic trilogy. Prerequi– site: 41-130 Principles of Composition. 41-333 Eighteenth Century English Literature 5 hours A study of the neo-classical poetry and prose with emphasis on Dryden, Defoe, Swift, Pope, Fielding, and Goldsmith. Prerequi– site: 41-130 Principles of Composition. (Alternate, odd years) 41-334 Nineteenth Century English Literature 5 hours A study of the major Romantic and Victorian writers, giving emphasis to Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, Keats, Browning, and Tennyson. Prerequisite: 41-130 Principles of Composition. 41-335 Shakespeare - W 5 hours Representative comedies, history plays, tragedies, and son– nets. Prerequisite: 41-130 Principles of Composition. 41-337 Contemporary American Literature 5 hours A study of post World War I writers whose works reflect the dominant thought patterns and values of the 20th century. (Alternate, even years). 41-339 Comparative Literature 5 hours A study of 20th century writers whose works are of significance in modern literature. Emphasis is on works that reflect various patterns of ideologies in modern thinking. (Alternate, odd years) 41-342 American Novel 4 hours A study of the historical development of the American novel, and an analysis of the writings of major American novelists from Cooper to Faulkner. Prerequisite: 41-130 Principles of Compo- sition. (Alternate, even years) 41-413 Dramatic Literature 4 hours (See Speech Communications for description) Can be applied to meet English or speech requirements, but not both fields for the same student. Prerequisite: 41-130 Principles of Composition. 41-421 Literary Criticism 3 hours A study of major critical theories from ancient times to the pres– ent. Prerequisite: 200 or 300 level literature course. Required for all secondary and English majors. 41-422 English Seminar 3 hours Designed to help the student synthesize his major areas of study. Required of all senior English majors. 41-423 Independent Study in English 1-4 hours Independent study in a selected field for students with special interests and demonstrated ability. 41-442 European Novel 4 hours A study of the 19th and 20th century influence on the novel from Balzac to Camus. (Alternate, odd years) SPANISH 41-171, 41-172, 41-173 Elementary Spanish 5 hours each quarter Grammar, oral drill, simple reading in the language, and an in– troduction to Latin American and Spanish culture. 41-271, 41-272, 41-273 Intermediate Spanish 3 hours each quarter Grammar review, composition, conversation, and readings in Spanish literature and culture. Prerequisite: 41-171, 41-172, 41-173 Elementary Spanish or at least two years of high school Spanish.