English (Engl)
1. Composition (3)
Not open to students with credit in Engl 3. Prerequisites: college-level
competence in written English. Theory and practice of composition. Themes,
chiefly expository or analytical; one paper based upon investigation of
a selected topic.
20. Literature and Composition (4)
Prerequisite: Engl 1. Reading and analysis of short stories, novels, drama,
and poetry. Development of critical thinking and expression through individual
projects and extensive writing under close supervision.
41. Poetry Writing (4)
Prerequisite: Engl 20. Beginning workshop in the writing of poetry; appropriate
reading and analyses.
43. Fiction Writing (4)
Prerequisite: Engl 20. Beginning workshop in the writing of fiction; appropriate
reading and analyses.
44. Nonfiction Prose Writing (4)
Prerequisite: Engl 1. Beginning workshop in nonfiction prose writing: appropriate
readings and analyses.
50T. Studies in Literature (4; max total 8
if no topic repeated)
Prerequisite: Engl 20. Sections designated as emphasizing certain writers
or problems. Appropriate readings and analyses; critical writing.
50.1. Shorter Shakespeare
50.2. Literature of Protest
50.3. 20th Century Drama
50.4. The Poem
112. World Literature: Ancient (4)
Discussion and close written analyses of comparative major works in translation.
113. World Literature: Medieval and Renaissance (4)
Discussion and close written analyses of comparative major works in translation.
114. World Literature: Modern (4)
Discussion and close written analyses of comparative major works in translation.
115. Literature of the New Testament (3)
(See Phil 133.)
116. Literature of the Old Testament (4)
(See Phil 134.)
134. Structure of English (3)
(See Ling 134.)
138. History of the English Language (3)
(See Ling 138.)
146. Beowulf to Malory (4)
The literature of Medieval England, including the works of Malory and Chaucer;
narrative poetry (Beowulf, Piers Plowman, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight);
drama; and lyric poetry. Discussion, lectures, and written analyses (papers,
tests).
147. Renaissance (4)
Discussion and written analyses of works by selected playwrights (Webster,
Dekker, Jonson) and poets (Spenser, Donne, Herbert, Marvell, Milton) from
the 16th and 17th centuries.
150. The Age of Wit (4)
Discussion and written analyses of British literature from 1660 to 1800.
Major writers and topics include Dryden, Swift, Pope, Johnson, Restoration
comedy, and the rise of the novel. The literature will be read in the context
of political and intellectual history and the arts.
151. 19th Century Romantics (4)
A study of the conjunction of the 19th Century literary period and the Romanticism
literary movement identified with it by examining the works of figures who
exemplify the conjunction such as Wordsworth, Coleridge, Blake, Byron, Keats,
and Shelley.
152. Dickens to Hardy (4)
Discussion and written analyses of 19th century English literature including
poetry (Tennyson to Hopkins), the novel (Dickens to Hardy), the essay (Carlyle
to Pater). Possible topics: Utilitarianism, Evangelicalism, Darwinism, the
Pre-Raphaelites, the Decadents, the New Woman.
153. American Literature to Whitman (4)
Discussion and close written analyses of major works and their backgrounds
in American literature to the Civil War. Includes Puritanism, Emerson, Thoreau,
Hawthorne, Melville, Poe, and Whitman.
154. American Literature 1865 to World War I (4)
Discussion and written analyses of major works and their cultural backgrounds
within this period of change. Topics include the rise of realism and naturalism.
Writers discussed include Whitman, Twain, Howells, James, Crane, Dickinson,
and others.
155. 20th Century American Literature (4)
Discussion and written analyses of selected poems, plays, and fiction from
World War I to the present by such authors as Frost, Eliot, Anderson, Hemingway,
O'Neill, Faulkner, Fitzgerald, Steinbeck, Stevens, Williams, and post-World
War II writers.
156. 20th Century British Literature (4)
Discussion and written analyses of selected poems, plays, and fiction from
1900 to the present by such authors as Forster, Yeats, Woolf, Lawrence,
Joyce, Greene, Auden, Thomas, and post-World War II writers.
161. Advanced Writing of Poetry (4; max total 8)
Prerequisite: Engl 41. Intensive workshop in the writing of poetry; appropriate
readings and analy ses.
163. Advanced Writing of Fiction (4; max total 8)
Prerequisite: Engl 43. Intensive workshop in the writing of fiction; appropriate
readings and analyses.
164. Advanced Writing: Nonfiction Prose (4; max total 8)
Intensive workshop in expository writings; appropriate readings and analyses.
169T. Forms of Literature
(4; repeatable with different topics)
(Former Engl 93)
No more than 12 units may be applied on the English major. Prerequisite:
Engl 20 or equivalent, Sections designated as emphasizing poetry, drama,
novel, or short story. Reading and close written analysis with particular
attention to form.
169.1. 18th Century English Novel
169.2. 19th Century English Novel
169.3. 20th Century British and American Poetry
169.4. Modern Short Stories
169.5. Comedy
169.6. Gothic Novel
169.7. Mythology
169.8. Literary Biography
169.9. Folklore
169.10. 20th Century American Novel
169.11. The Novel
169.12. Experiment in the Novel
169.13. The Comic Novel
169.16. 20th Century American Poetry
169.20. New British Drama
169.21. Development of American Short Story
169.22. 20th Century Drama
169.23. Tragedy
169.24. The Poem
169.25. San Francisco's Beat Poets
175T. Lectures in Literature
(1-4; max total 8 if no topic repeated)
Lectures in a selected topic in literature or related fields by the regular
faculty and/or visiting professors.
189. Shakespeare (4)
Reading and written analyses of the major works of Shakespeare.
190. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study.
191T. Supervised Independent Reading
(1-4; max total 4 if no topic repeated)
The student reads works from one of the following literary periods and discusses
them in individual conferences:
191.1. Beowulf to Marlowe
191.2. More to Wilton
191.3. Dryden to Burns
191.4. Wordsworth to Shaw
191.5. American Literature to Whitman
191.6. 20th Century American Literature
191.7. 20th Century British Literature
191.8. World Literature: Ancient-Medieval
191.9. World Literature - Renaissance-Modern
193T. Seminar in Literary Studies
(4; repeatable with different topics)
(Former Engl 140-145, 182, 185)
No more than 12 units may be applied on the English major. Sections designated
by topic. Individual projects. Reading, discussion, and writing of papers
centered on short periods of literary history, particular literary themes,
editorial problems, and other specialized investigations.
193.1. Romantic Poets
193.2. Victorian Novel
193.3. Minority Groups in Contemporary American Literature
193.4. Modern Literary Criticism
193.5. Comedy
193.6. Tragedy
193.7. Old English Language and Poetry
193.8. Experiments in the Novel
193.9. Problems in Modern Criticism
193.10. Selected Modern Writers
193.11. Theory of the Novel
193.12. Forces in Contemporary American and British Poetry
193.13. Changing Values in Contemporary Black Literature
193.14. 19th Century Russian Novel
193.19. Literary Criticism
193.20. D. H. Lawrence
193.21. Modern Novel
193.22. Transcendental Vein in American Literature
193.23. Donne and the Metaphysicals
193.25. Archtype and Myth
193.26. Research Methods in Poetry
193.27. Arthurian Tradition
193.28. Occult Literature
193.29. Epic and Romance
193.30. Shakespeare's Tragedies
193.31. Blake
193.32. Chaucer (Former Engl 194.3)
193.33. Milton (Former Engl 194.4)
(See Course Numbering System.)
English (Engl)
250T. Seminar in Literature
(4; repeatable with different topics)
Prerequisite: major or minor in English; permission of instructor. Seminar
in an aspect of literary history: type, period, movement, or an individual
author.
250.1. The Irish
250.2. Fiction
250.3. Tragedy
250.4. Twentieth Century Novel
250.5. Faulkner
250.6. Seventeenth Century Lyric Poetry
250.7. Hawthorne, Melville
250.8. Henry James
250.9. Dickens
250.10. Shakespeare
250.11. Poetry
250.12. The Realistic Hero
261. Seminar: Writing Poetry (4; max total 12)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Advanced individual projects in
the writing of poetry.
263. Seminar: Writing Fiction (4; max total 12)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Advanced individual projects in
the writing of fiction.
264. Seminar in Rhetoric (4; max total 12 if no topic repeated)
Prerequisite: advanced composition or equivalent. Seminar in rhetorical
theory in relation to social history, critical analysis of current rhetorical
doctrine.
265. Seminar: Expository Writing (4; max total 12)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Advanced individual projects in
expository writing.
280T. Seminar in Critical Theory
(4; max total 12 if no topic repeated)
Prerequisites: major or minor in English; permission of instructor. Seminar
in literary criticism.
280.1. Literary Critics
290. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Regulations and Procedures -- Independent Study.
291T. Supervised Independent Reading
(1-4; max total 4 if no topic repeated)
The student reads works from one of the following literary periods and discusses
them in individual conferences:
291.1. Beowulf to Marlowe
291.2. More to Milton
291.3. Dryden to Burns
291A. Wordsworth to Shaw
291.5. American Literature to Whitman
291.6. 20th Century American Literature
291.7. 20th Century British Literature
291.8. World Literature Ancient-Medieval
291.9. World Literature Renaissance-Modern
299. Thesis (2-6; max total 6)
Prerequisite: See Criteria for Thesis and Project. Preparation, completion,
and submission of an acceptable thesis for the master's degree.
(See Course Numbering System.)
English (Engl)
300. English Colloquium (2; max total 6)