2 hr./wk., plus conf.
Troilus and other writings.
2 hr./wk., plus conf.
The comedies and history plays.
2 hr./wk., plus conf.
The tragedies and late romances.
2 hr./wk., plus conf.
Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained. A critical study of Milton's epics.
2 hr./wk., plus conf.
The history of the language, together with an introduction to recent theoretical developments in linguistics.
2 hr./wk., plus conf.
Literary currents from the accession of Henry VII to the death of Elizabeth (1485-1603). Figures studied include Skelton, More, Wyatt, Surrey, Ascham, Elyot, Sidney, Marlowe, Nash, Lyly, Daniel, and Drayton.
2 hr./wk., plus conf.
Studies in Defoe, Dryden, Pope, Swift and others.
2 hr./wk., plus conf.
Studies in Blake, Wordsworth and Coleridge; the Shelleys, Byron, Keats and DeQuincey.
2 hr./wk., plus conf.
Studies in the Brontes, Hardy, Dickens, Eliot, Tennyson, Browning, etc.
2 hr./wk., plus conf.
2 hr./wk., plus conf.
2 hr./wk., plus conf.
Literary documents of Puritanism and the Enlightenment including the works of the Mathers, Edwards, Franklin, Freneau, and Brown, as well as Irving, Bryant, Cooper, Longfellow and Poe. Attention will be given to the writings of African-Americans and women.
2 hr./wk., plus conf.
Textual analysis, with collateral study of the social, psychological and philosophical context.
2 hr./wk., plus conf.
2 hr./wk., plus conf.
2 hr./wk., plus conf.
2 hr./wk., plus conf.
2 hr./wk., plus conf.
A continuation of Short Story I, this course examines the contemporary short story through formal analysis of published work and writing in the genre. May be taken once for credit.
2 hr./wk., plus conf.
Formal analysis of published work and writing in the genre. This course examines writers' use of structure, form, perspective/point-of-view, time, and place in published fiction. Students produce both creative work and analysis utilizing the various topics covered. May be taken once for credit.
2 hr./wk., plus conf.
This craft course examines the historical conversation between poets and other artistic genres, including visual art, music, as well as politics, the environment, and spirituality. The intent is to consider the source of poetic inspiration. May be taken once for credit.
2 hr./wk., plus conf.
Formal analysis of published work and writing in the genre. This course explores the art and craft of writing for children. Both classic and contemporary works are examined for their approaches and the elements of the genre. May be taken twice for credit.
2 hr./wk., plus conf.
This course is intended to help student to establish themselves as professional poets or fiction writers and to enable them to contribute their writing to the cultural conversation. Students explore different types of writing, including personal essays, reviews, interviews, literary criticism, and journalism, in addition to work in their own genre. May be taken once for credit.
2 hr./wk., plus conf.
2 hr./wk., plus conf.
2 hr./wk., plus conf.
Students may take reading tutorials with the approval of the literature advisor if they find the ordinary rotation of seminars and lectures unsatisfactory for the needs of their programs of study.
Independent research for the Master's thesis under the supervision of a mentor.
Intensive work in the genre. May be taken four times for credit.
Minimum 2 hr./wk., plus individual conf.
Students may not register for more than one writing workshop per semester.
Intensive work in the genre. May be taken four times for credit.
Minimum 2 hr./wk., plus individual conf.
Students may not register for more than one writing workshop per semester.
Intensive work in drama. May be taken twice for credit.
Minimum 2 hr./wk., plus individual conf.
Students may not register for more than one writing workshop per semester.
Intensive work in the genre. May be taken twice for credit.
2 hr./wk., plus individual conf.
Students may not register for more than one writing workshop per semester.
Intensive work in the genre. May be taken four times for credit.
Minimum 2 hr./wk., plus individual conf.
Students may not register for more than one writing workshop per semester.
Writing of a mature, substantial body of work (a collection of stories or poems, or a novel) under the supervision of a mentor. Required for the M.F.A.
Students may not register for more than one writing workshop per semester.
Intensive work in translation from other languages into English. May be taken twice for credit.
Minimum 2 hr./wk., plus individual conf.
Students may not register for more than one writing workshop per semester.
Students will develop a screenplay for a film, television or the web. All are welcome to work in other variations such as television scripts and web series scripts. We will examine the storytelling possibilities of the form, its advantages and challenges – and no doubt stumble on important things we didn’t expect. Students will also offer critiques and participate in feedback discussions of classmates’ work.
3 hr./wk.
Students may not register for more than one writing workshop per semester.
Explorations of pedagogical theories and practical strategies for classroom use.
2 hr./wk., plus conf.
Work with a master teacher of basic writing or ESL; auditing a basic writing course, teaching, preparing syllabi.
Designed to make students more aware of reading and writing strategies.
2 hr./wk., plus conf.
Introduction to different methodologies in the field and the contribution of each to methods in second language instruction; focuses on reading, writing and speaking for second language students.
2 hr./wk., plus conf.
An introduction to various current language issues.
2 hr./wk., plus conf.
Variation in language from a social, linguistic and cultural orientation.
2 hr./wk., plus conf.
Current theories and models of literacy in various linguistic communities and cultures, with particular emphasis on contrasts between orality and literacy in cognitive, linguistic and social dimensions.
2 hr./wk., plus conf.
Trends and issues in American literature from its origins to the rise of realism and naturalism. The development of a national literary consciousness and the relationship of literature to American political, intellectual and social life.
2 hr./wk., plus conf.
Trends and issues from the last decade of the nineteenth century to the present. How American writers reacted to the rise of industrialism, to the movement from a rural to an urban society, and to the emergence of new political, social and intellectual forces. The writers to be studied will include both creative figures and social and intellectual critics.
2 hr./wk., plus conf.
Studies in Blake, Wordsworth and Coleridge; the Shelleys, Byron, Keats and DeQuincey.
2 hr./wk. plus conf.
2 hr./wk. plus conf.
Formal analysis of published work and writing in the genre from the mid-19th to the early-21st century. May be taken once for credit.
2 hr./wk., plus conf.
Study of the techniques, theory, and issues involved in the teaching of composition and literature. Designed for students currently teaching at City College for the first time. May be taken once for credit. Counts as a Critical Practice course for MFA students and as an elective for Language and Literacy and MA in Literature students. Only students who have been approved to teach for the English Department are eligible to take the course. Students are required to take the course in their first semester of teaching.
2 hr./wk., plus conf.