152 / 256
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
Birmingham-Southern College Catalog 2017-2018
151
EH 350 Chaucer (1)
A reading of the
Canterbury Tales
and other selected major poems of Chaucer in Middle
English. Fulfills the pre-1900 requirement for the major. (Also listed as HON 350.)
Prerequisite: any 200-level literature course. (Category 3)
EH 351 Medieval British Literature (1
)
Studies in British prose, poetry, and drama of the Middle Ages. Fulfills the pre-1900
requirement for the major. Prerequisite: any 200-level literature course. (Category 3)
EH 360 Shakespeare (1)
Studies in the major Shakespearean genres: tragedy, comedy, history. Fulfills the pre-
1900 requirement for the major. Prerequisite: any 200-level literature course.
(Category 2)
EH 362 Renaissances (1)
A critical exploration of the literature and culture of Renaissance Europe, with particular
attention to England. The course will focus on the poetic use of antecedent literary and
cultural forms and the ways in which these connections continue in later works.
Fulfills
the pre-1900 requirement for the major.
(Category 1)
EH 375 Satire (1)
A study of the forms and techniques of satire including, but not limited to, selections
from classical and Augustan literature. A secondary emphasis is placed on the visual and
performing arts. Prerequisite: any 200-level literature course. (Category 1)
EH 380 Romantic Prose and Poetry (1)
The critical study of major British writers of the Romantic period. Fulfills the pre-1900
requirement for the major. Prerequisite: any 200-level literature course. (Category 2)
EH 381 Victorian Prose and Poetry (1)
A study of major British writers of the Victorian period. Fulfills the pre-1900 requirement
for the major. Prerequisite: any 200-level literature course. (Category 1)
EH 384 Literature of the American Indian (1)
Studies in literature by and about North American Indians. Prerequisite: any 200-level
literature course. (Category 3)
EH 385 Contextual Studies in World Literature (1)
A study of world literature within its cultural contexts. At present, the focus of the course
is the Irish, Harlem, and American Indian literary renaissances. The course analyzes the
Irish Renaissance within Celtic-Catholic contexts, the Harlem Renaissance within its
Atlantic African contexts, and the American Indian Renaissance within its indigenous
tribal contexts. 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: any 200-
level literature course. (Category 3)