1998-1999 - The University of Scranton

ENGL 125 Dr. McInerney
The Art of Cinema 3 credits
The study of the artists, technicians and businessmen
who make films. Taped interviews of internationally
famous film makers, as well as an analytic
scrutiny of modern films, develop students’ intelligent,
active participation in the major art form in
modem culture. Film screening fee.
ENGL 126 Dr. McInerney
Film Genres 3 credits
A study of the popular film genres (i.e., the western,
the thriller, the musical, the historical epic, the
woman’s picture as they developed and changed in
the U.S. and abroad.) Film screening fee.
ENGL 127 Dr. McInerney
Film Criticism 3 credits
A study of the grammar, poetics, rhetoric, and aesthetic
of film criticism constitutes the heart of this
course. Film screening fee.
ENGL 130 Staff
Children’s Literature 3 credits
A broad study of literature for children since 1800,
with the emphasis on American works since 1950,
including aesthetic consideration of the art and
design of picture books. Works are considered for
children up to the age of 12.
ENGL 133 Dr. Whittaker
Introduction to Irish Culture 3 credits
An exploration of Irish culture by means of the
island’s major works of mythology, history, religion,
folk story, fairy tale, song, verse, drama and
fiction. All readings in English.
ENGL 134 Dr. Friedman
(C)Shakespeare (A) 3 credits
An introduction to the works of William
Shakespeare, including forays into each of the
major dramatic genres (comedy, tragedy, history
and romance). Consideration will be given to the
biographical and cultural contexts which helped to
determine the reception and impact of individual
works. This course may be counted toward the
Theatre Track or minor.
ENGL 139 Staff
Milton & 17th Century Poetry (A) 3 credits
Studying the poetry of John Milton, “a major figure,”
the Metaphysical poets, and the Cavalier
poets ought to bring the student to a reputable
understanding of late English renaissance. The
17th century is a vital era for those wishing to
understand the results of the Elizabethan Age and
the onrush of the Restoration and eighteenth century
poets.
ENGL 140 Drs. Casey, Rakauskas, and Engel
(C, W)English Inquiry 3 credits
An exploration of fiction, poetry, and drama. The
approach is inductive; the aims are a greater understanding
of literature, and an introduction to techniques
of literary scholarship, theory, and research.
ENGL 164 Dr. Beal
(C)British Literature: Medieval and 3 credits
Renaissance (A)
A detailed study of representative works and
authors from the Anglo-Saxons to the seventeenth
century. Though the emphasis will be on an intensive
study of major works in their literary and cultural
context, consideration will he given to minor
writers as well.
ENGL 165 Dr. Beal
(W)Literature in the Age of Chaucer (A) 3 credits
The course will explore fourteenth-century nondramatic
vernacular literature. Authors studied, in
addition to Chaucer, may include Langland,
Kempe, and the Pearl Poet.
ENGL 202 Staff
(C)English Literature 450-1800 3 credits
A study of English literature from Beowulf to the
beginnings of the romantic movement. The
emphasis is textual and critical.
ENGL 203 Staff
English Literature 3 credits
1800 to the Present Day
A study of English literature from the romantic
period to the twentieth century. The emphasis
again is textual and critical.
ENGL 205 Staff
American Literature through the 3 credits
Romantic Period
A study of major figures in America’s literature
from the colonial period through the age of transcendentalism,
including such figures as Edward
Taylor, Jonathan Edwards, Hawthorne, Thoreau,
Emerson, Melville and Whitman. Not available to
students who have credit for or are enrolled in
ENGL 344.
ENGL 206 Staff
American Literature to the 3 credits
Present Day
A study of major figures in America’s literature
from the beginnings of realism to today’s literature
of revolt. Included will be such disparate authors
as Twain, Dickinson, Dreiser, Lewis, Hemingway,
Fitzgerald, Ginsberg. Not available to students
who have credit for or are enrolled in ENGL 444
ENGL 219 Dr. Beal
(W)Camelot Legend I (A) 3 credits
This course will examine the development of
Arthurian legend – tales of knights and ladies associated
with the court of King Arthur–from its early
origins in Celtic and Latin medieval literature,
through medieval romances and histories, culminating
in Malory’s Morte Darthur.
ENGL 220 Dr. Beal
Camelot Legend II 3 credits
(Prerequisite: Engl. 219 or Instructor’s permission.)
The development and elaboration of the legend
in twentieth century forms: novels, musicals,
movies and the short story. Emphasis on writing
and class discussion.
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