ENGL 380 Major American Authors (A,C,G)
(Topic varies) Courses under this heading seek to enhance our understanding of the life and works of one or more important American authors such as Hawthorne, Melville, Whitman, Dickinson, Faulkner, Frost, Stevens, Bishop, Lowell, Oates, and Morrison. In general the emphasis is on the close reading of a body of work within a framework of cultural contexts, theoretical constructs, and critical traditions. Can be 3 or 4 cr. depending on course