COURSES OF STUDY
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EH 389 Contextual Studies in American Literature (1)
A critical examination of selected American writing within its cultural
contexts. Prerequisite: any 200-level literature course. (Category 1)
EH 390 Twentieth-Century British and American Poetry (1)
The critical study of major British and American poetry of the twentieth
century. Prerequisite: any 200-level literature course. (Category 1)
EH 392 Contemporary Fiction (1)
An examination of trends in British or American fiction since World
War II, including the impact of postmodernism, neorealism, and the
belated recognition of minority writing. Prerequisite: any 200-level
literature course. (Category 4)
EH 394 Contemporary Drama (1)
A critical examination of the principal plays, playwrights, and theories
of contemporary drama. Prerequisite: any 200-level literature course.
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Category 4)
EH 395 Contemporary International Fiction (1)
A sampling of recent non‑Anglo‑American fiction; may include
postcolonial literatures, such as African- and Latin-American fiction, as
well as Japanese, Chinese, Indian, and other Asian fiction. Prerequisite:
any 200-level literature course. (Category 4)
EH 396 Contemporary Poetry (1)
A study of recent poetry and poetics. Prerequisite: any 200-level
literature course. (Category 4)
EH 400 Studies in Culture and Text (1)
A theoretical study of texts from a perspective of cultural criticism.
Recent offerings have emphasized modernism and postmodernism.
With the permission of the English faculty, students may enroll more
than once for credit, providing that the focus of the course is different.
Prerequisite: at least three 300-level literature courses, one of which
must be EH 300. (Category 5)
EH 410 Studies in the Novel (1)
A theoretical study of the novel. The focus of the course may change
each time it is offered: for example, gender and the novel, the modernist
novel, the novel and narratology. Prerequisite: at least three 300-level
literature courses, one of which must be EH 300. (Category 5)
EH 420 Studies in the Drama (1)
A theoretical study of the drama. The focus of the course may change
each time it is offered: for example, gender and the drama, dramatic
form and theory, the theatre of the absurd. Prerequisite: at least three
300-
level literature courses, one of which must be EH 300. (Category 5)
