Graduate Courses in World Literature

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

ENGL 5600. Studies in European Literature
3 hours. Study of a major period or movement in continental European literature; extensive reading in literature in translation and research in literary history and development, with emphasis upon relations to British and American literature.

ENGL 5630. Semiotics.
3 hours. An introduction to the study of signs as signifiers of meaning in various genres.

ENGL 5700. Classical Background of English and
American Literature.
3 hours. A study of Greek and Latin literature in translation, with emphasis upon works that have strongly influenced English and American literature; research in literary and
linguistic influences.

ENGL 5710. Studies in Folklore.
3 hours. An introduction to the types of folklore, with emphasis upon cultural phenomena as reflected in tales, legends, proverbs and folk songs, and upon folklore motifs as bases for formal literature. Techniques of collecting, comparing and analyzing folklore.

ENGL 5800. Studies in Literary Genres.
3 hours. A study of the historical development of one or more literary genres in American, English, continental, or world literature, with attention to major practitioners in the genre and to the historical and literary influences on the form.