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short story at least twice, if not three times, before coming to class. Otherwise, the student has

not spent enough time with the text—not studied it sufficiently—to (1) know the text in a

meaningful way, (2) answer the assigned question thoughtfully, and (3) contribute to the class

discussion.

EH 212: Alternate Worlds: Reading Science Fiction (IA)

Cowan, MW 11:00-12:20

This course is designed to introduce students to methods of literary analysis and close reading

while becoming “well read” in classics of the science fiction genre. Major authors/works include:

Isaac Asimov, Margaret Atwood., Arthur C. Clarke, Philip K. Dick, Ursula K. LeGuin, Joanna

Russ, and H.G. Wells.

EH 229: Protest Literature: The Slave Narrative and Its Legacy (CI)

Cowan, TTH 12:30-1:50

This iteration of Protest Lit will take the slave narrative as its starting point and move through

African-American literary forms until we reach the 21

st

century. Along the way, we are likely to

read works by Richard Wright, Alice Walker, Toni Morrison, and Malcolm X.

EH 250: Survey of British Literature

Tatter, MWF 9:30-10:30

This course is a chronological review of selected major works of British literature from the

Anglo-Saxon period to the 20

th

Century. It serves both as an introduction to literary study and as

a foundation course for upper-level literature classes. As such, its principal goal is to give

students practice reading literary texts in detail and with sophisticated fashion. In an effort to

reach this goal, the course has the following specific objectives, the success of which are

measured by student performance on reading and writing assignments and on three

examinations.

EH 280: Greco-Roman Literature in Translation

McInturff, TTH 2:00-3:20

Major Works of Greco-Roman Literature

is a course intended for all students, non-majors,

English Minors and those majoring in English. We will cover selected works of Greco-Roman

literature, including the earliest of epics, actually from Sumeria and Babylon,

Gilgamesh.

We

will explore those great monuments of Greek literature- Homer’s epics, Sappho’s lyrics, and the

drama from Athens. We will explore other voices from ancient Greece, yielding, I expect, to the

siren song of philosophers, historians, and satirists. Then we voyage to Rome. We will begin

with some great comedies before we encounter Virgil and his

Aeneid

, that epic that most

influenced European literature. We move on to Catullus and lyric poetry, followed by lively