2002-2003 - The University of Scranton

ENLT 127 Dr. Jordan
(CL)Myth of the Hero 3 credits
Formerly ENGL 121
Mythic materials are examined to discover
the underlying heroic archetypal patterns.
Then modern literature is examined in the
light of the same mythic patterns.
ENLT 140 Staff
(CL)English Inquiry 3 credits
Formerly ENGL 140
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.
Note: All 200-level ENLT courses have a
prerequisite of ENLT 140 or equilvalent.
ENLT 210 Prof. Hill
(CL)Modern Poetry 3 credits
Formerly ENGL 221
Prerequisite: ENLT 140 or equivalent;
previous study of poetry. Modern poets
ranging from Yeats and Hopkins to Plath
and Hughes are examined. Major emphasis
is placed on close critical readings of
representative works.
ENLT 211 Dr. McInerney
(CL)Dramatic Comedy 3 credits
Formerly ENGL 223
Principles, modes, tactics used in dramatic
comedy. The plays of writers ranging
from Shakespeare to Neil Simon, as well
as several films, will be analyzed as models.
Opportunity for student writing of
comedy. This course may be counted
toward the Theatre track or minor.
ENLT 212 Dr. Gougeon
(CL,W) Masters of Darkness 3 credits
Formerly ENGL 330
This course will survey a significant sampling
of the short works of three of
America’s most famous “dark Romantic”
writers: Melville, Hawthorne, and Poe.
Consideration will be given to the historical
milieu and the authors’ responses to
the problems and promises of the
American experience.
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ENLT 213 Dr. Passon
(CL,W) Introduction to Satire 3 credits
Formerly ENGL 320
An exploration of the historical, critical,
and conceptual nature of satire, including
established satirical conventions and techniques.
Representative examples in fiction,
drama, and poetry from a variety of
literary periods will be considered.
Though the course will focus on satirical
literature, examples of satire from other
media will be sampled.
ENLT 214 Dr. Fraustino
Macabre Masterpieces 3 credits
Formerly ENGL 321
This course studies works of horror–or
Gothic–fiction, in England and America
that best exemplify this mode of writing as
a serious art form in its exploration of the
human mind, particularly abnormal psychology.
Works read may include: Mary
Shelley’s Frankenstein, Robert Louis
Stevenson’s Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,
Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness, Bram
Stoker’s Dracula, the works of Edgar
Allan Poe, and others.
ENLT 215 Dr. Fraustino
(CL)Literature of the Absurd 3 credits
Formerly ENGL 421
Focusing on literature from 1850 to the
present, this course will examine works of
fiction, drama, and to some extent poetry
that reflect a general 19th- and 20th-century
western sense of disintegrating values and
lost religious beliefs. Readings will
include works by Edgar Allan Poe, Lord
Byron, Thomas Hardy, Robert Louis
Stevenson, Joseph Conrad, Tennessee
Williams, Ernest Hemingway, and Samuel
Beckett.
ENLT 220 Dr. Friedman
(CL)Shakespeare 3 credits
Formerly ENGL 134
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.