Graduate Courses in British Literature

The Department of English offers the following graduate courses related to British literature:

ENGL 5000. Old English.
3 hours. A study of Old English grammar and phonology; the reading of selections from prose and poetry in West Saxon; a survey of the literature of the Old English period. Prerequisite(s): 12 semester hours in advanced English, including a course from Group D.

ENGL 5010. Beowulf.
3 hours. A study of Beowulf, its language and its place in the Germanic epic tradition; some attention to other heroic poetry. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 5000.

ENGL 5030. Studies in Medieval Literature.
3 hours. A detailed study of the works of one or more of the major writers or literary genres of the medieval period in England, with a study of the major literary and social forces that helped to shape the cultural context of the period.

ENGL 5100. Studies in British Literature of the
Romantic Period.
3 hours. A detailed study of the work of one or more of the major Romantic poets, together with wide reading in the general literature of the period.

ENGL 5200. Studies in British Literature of the
Victorian Period.
3 hours. A study of the works of one or more of the major British writers of the Victorian period and of the intellectual and philosophical interests of the time.

ENGL 5250. Studies in British Literature of the
Eighteenth Century.
3 hours. An appraisal of a significant group of writers or a literary genre of either the Restoration or the 18th century, together with attention to the historical, intellectual and social background.

ENGL 5260. Studies in Nineteenth Century British Literature.
3 hours. A detailed survey of the works of the Romantic and Victorian periods, with a general consideration of social and intellectual interests of the time.

ENGL 5400. Studies in Shakespeare.
3 hours. An intensive study of selected plays and a consideration of some of the literary problems connected with Shakespeare’s life and work.

ENGL 5410. Studies in the British Renaissance.
1-4 hours. A study of the works of one or more major authors of the 16th and 17th centuries and of the intellectual, philosophical and religious life of the time.

ENGL 5490. Studies in the Contemporary British Novel.
3 hours. A detailed study of the writings of one or more major contemporary British novelists, with consideration of relevant social and intellectual interests of the time.

ENGL 5540. Studies in Contemporary British Literature.
3 hours. A detailed study of the complete writings of one or more major contemporary British authors, with consideration of relevant social and intellectual interests of the time.

ENGL 6020. Seminar in Old and Middle English Language
or Literature.
3 hours. A study in-depth of a single writer, a group of writers, a literary genre or a literary fashion of the period; consideration of the cultural context of the literary work.

ENGL 6200. Seminar in British Literature, 1500-1660.
3 hours. A study in depth of a single writer, a group of writers, a literary genre or a literary fashion of the period; consideration of the cultural context of the literary work.

ENGL 6250. Seminar in British Literature, 1660-1780.
3 hours. A study in depth of a single writer, a group of writers, a literary genre or a literary fashion of the period; consideration of the cultural context of the literary work.

ENGL 6410. Seminar in British Literature, 1780 to the Present.
3 hours. A study in depth of a single writer, a group of writers, a literary genre or a literary fashion of the period; consideration of the cultural context of the literary work.

ENGL 6590. Seminar in the Novel.
3 hours. A study in depth of a single novelist, a group of novelists, a literary genre or literary fashion of the period; consideration of the cultural context of the literary work.