courses of instruction - Lafayette College

ENGLISH
twentieth-century decade. Prerequisite: En
glish 205,210,211, or 212, or permission of
instructor. [W] Ms. Blake, Mr. Washington
332. Inventing America. A thematic sur
vey of American literature from its emer
gence to the early nineteenth century, ex
ploring colonial and revolutionary texts in
cultural, political, and philosophical con
text. Prerequisite: English 205,210,211, or
212, or permission of instructor. [W]
Ms. Walls
341. The Nineteenth-Century English
Novel. A study of the main tendencies of
major examples in English fiction from
Shelley to Hardy. Prerequisite: English
205, 210, 211, or 212, or permission of in
structor. [W] Mr. Martin
342. The Modern British Novel. A study
of representative short stories and novels
from Joseph Conrad to William Golding.
Prerequisite: English 205, 210,211, or 212,
or permission of instructor. [W] Mr. Martin
343. The American Novel to 1900. A
study of the American novel through the
romantic and realistic periods, including
Cooper, Poe, Hawthorne, Melville, How-
ells, James, Twain, and Norris. The rela
tionship of the popular novel to major
American themes is examined to provide
a historical context for the genre. Prerequi
site: English 205,210,211, or 212, or per
mission of instructor. [W] Mr. Johnson,
Mr. Washington
344. The Modern American Novel. The
modern novel from Dreiser to the present
including Anderson, Dos Passes, Fitzger
ald, Hemingway, Faulkner, Bellow, Barth,
and others. Prerequisite: English 205, 210,
211, or 212, or permission of instructor.
[W] Mr. Johnson, Mr. Washington
345. Modern Drama. An introduction to
the critical analysis of drama, using chief
ly European plays 1880-1920, by Ibsen,
Chekhov, Strindberg, Shaw, O'Neill, and
others. Prerequisite: English 205, 210, 211,
or 212, or permission of instructor. [W]
Mr. O'Neill, Mr. Smith
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346. Modern Drama. A study of British,
American, European, and other plays
from approximately 1920 to the present,
with attention to both text and perfor
mance. Prerequisite: English 205, 210, 211,
or 212, or permission of instructor. [W]
Ms. Westfall
347. Modern and Contemporary Poetry.
Extensive readings in British and Ameri
can poetry since World War I, with atten
tion to national distinctions wherever per
tinent. Prerequisite: English 205, 210,211,
or 212, or permission of instructor. [W]
Ms. Upton
349. Postcolonial Literature. This course
introduces students to selected writers
from Africa, India, the Caribbean, and
Australia and to the political and cultural
issues that affect writing and reading
across cultures and political inequalities.
Prerequisite: English 205,210,211, or 212,
or permission of instructor. [W] Ms. Blake,
Mr. Smith
352. Special Topics in Black Literature.
A study of a special area of literature by
black writers. Among the topics consid
ered are autobiography, theater, contem
porary writing, modern African novels,
and such major writers as Baldwin and
Wright. The choice of topics varies from
year to year. Prerequisite: English 205,210,
211, or 212, or permission of instructor.
[W] Ms. Blake, Mr. Smith, Mr. Washington
365. Seminar in Literary Criticism. A
study of special topics in English and
American literature. Open to juniors and
seniors; especially recommended for jun
iors planning to apply for honors in
English. Prerequisite: English 205, 210,
211, or 212, or permission of instructor.
[W] Ms. Donahue
369. Writers in Focus. The study of one,
two, or three writers in depth. Topics vary
from semester to semester and will be an
nounced during registration period. May
be taken more than once with different
content. Prerequisite: English 205, 210, 211,
or 212, or permission of instructor. S taff