2019-2020 BSC Catalog

166 ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
EH 349 Literature and the Arts (1)
A survey of the relationships among the art forms of a particular culture or historical
period with emphasis on how literary works influenced or were influenced by cultural
movements in music, painting, sculpture, and architecture. Fulfills the pre-1900
requirement for the major. Prerequisite: any 200-level literature course. (Category 1)
EH 350 IA 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. An Interpretation or Analysis
designated course. (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 366 Infernal Journeys (1)
An exploration of the Western literary canon from the ancient world to the present with
an emphasis on representations of the underworld.
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)
Birmingham-Southern College Catalog 2019-2020