400-level English Literature courses
ENGLIT 424 Advanced Topics: Wordsworth and Coleridge
Instructor: Professor Samantha Harvey (see faculty profile)
Mode: In person
This course will explore one the most important literary friendships and collaborations in English literature – 19th century poets William Wordsworth and S. T. Coleridge. Readings will include some of the best poems of British Romanticism, spanning Wordsworth and Coleridge’s major poetry and literary criticism as well as considering historical, intellectual, and biographical influences on their early careers.
ENGL 498 Senior Capstone in Literary Studies (FF)
Instructor: Professor Tara Penry (see faculty profile)
Mode: In person
Capstone course for English Literature majors. This culminating experience focuses on writing, critical inquiry, and teamwork. Students will choose a semester project that synthesizes their work in the major, which may include a service project, an advice column authored by favorite literary characters, or other ideas that we’ll brainstorm in Week One. The course includes a module on career preparation and an introduction to the principles of a personal canon.