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This is an intensive workshop for advanced students writing poetry (Enrollment is limited.)
This is an intensive workshop for advanced students writing fiction. (Enrollment is limited.)
This is an intensive workshop for advanced students writing nonfiction. (Enrollment is limited.)
These seminars provide students with the opportunity to study and compare literary works produced in a variety of cultural contexts. Works not written in English are studied in English translations.
These seminars provide students with the opportunity to study an author, period, movement, or tradition in British literature. (Enrollment in each course limited to 12 students. Topics change regularly.)
This course is a study of major works by Geoffrey Chaucer, with special attention given to his language, life, and times.
This is an advanced study of Shakespeare’s works and times, focusing on a particular genre (history, romance, comedy, tragedy) or theme (the family, kingship, courtship, Shakespeare and his sources, etc.).
These seminars provide students with the opportunity to study an author, period, movement, or tradition in American literature. (Enrollment in each course limited to 12 students. Topics change regularly.)
This is a study of Hemingway’s fiction from In Our Time through The Garden of Eden. Emphasis is on the evolution of Hemingway’s themes and style, on his revision process, and on the relation of his life to his work.
This course is a reading and research seminar designed to assist students to review, organize, and synthesize their knowledge of literature. (The course is open to qualified juniors intending to take comprehensive examinations in January.)
