ENGLISH
ENG 206—4 credits
No Audits
Medieval Chivalric Romance and its Legacy
Session A-6wk (May 19-June 27)
MTWR 9:30 a.m.-11:45 a.m.; Morey 524
CRN 18762; R. Harper
Chivalric romance was enormously popular during the Middle Ages and has remained so ever since. This popularity isn't just a matter of recycled conventions either—some romances, like Guy of Warwick, remained in active circulation for centuries, and Malory's Arthurian opus is still regularly reprinted. We will consider this popularity as we look at a wide range of romances, including early Arthurian romance; several Middle English and Renaissance popular romances, and later examples from Sir Walter Scott to Star Wars.
ENG 230—4 credits
No Audits
Edgar Allan Poe, Death, and the Beautiful Woman
Session A-6wk (May 19-June 27)
TWR 12 noon – 2:55 p.m.; Morey 524
CRN 14802; G. Bender
Edgar Allan Poe once wrote, “[T]he death…of a beautiful woman is, unquestionably, the most poetical topic in the world.” Of all the things Poe could have chosen, why this? And unquestionably? We’ll explore this and other “unquestionable” questions through a reading of Poe’s fiction, poetry, and theories of composition—and through a look at Poe’s influence across continents and time, including at least one film by Alfred Hitchcock—to see what drove this master of horror.
ENG 249—4 credits
No Audits
It’s the End of the Century as We Know It (And I Feel Fine): England in the 1890’s
Session B-4wk (June 16-July 11)
MTWRF 9:00 a.m. –11:45 a.m.; Morey 504
CRN 18790; R. Baker
Oscar Wilde’s trial for homosexuality; the rise of the militant New Woman; Jack the Ripper’s serial killing spree; racial degeneration and artistic decadence: the nineteenth century ended with the contentious dismantling of long-held assumptions about sexuality, gender, empire, race, and art. We will explore the cultural upheavals of the time through a reading of fin de siecle fiction, drama, and poetry by writers such as Wilde, Thomas Hardy, Olive Schreiner, H.G. Wells, and Joseph Conrad.
ENG 259/ENG 459/FMS 251—4 credits
No Audits
Popular Film Genres: Science Fiction
Session C-4wk (July 14-August 8)
TWR 6:30 p.m. –10:00 p.m.: Morey 321
CRN 18819, ENG 259
CRN 18841, ENG 459
CRN 18853, FMS 251 ; G. Grella
We will screen and discuss approximately a dozen films that demonstrate the history of the form, from the silent era through the present. We will concentrate particularly on the periods when the form especially flourished, examining not only the films, but their connection to their time. We will study such movies as "Metropolis", "The Thing From Another World", "Blade Runner", and "The Terminator", use a critical text on science fiction film; and write some papers on the films.
ENG 459/ENG 259/FMS 251—4 credits
No Audits
Popular Film Genres: Science Fiction
See ENG 259 above