1.

Critical Reading: This course aims to help students develop their

critical, interpretative and reading skills by the study and analysis of
selected non-literary texts.

2. Selections from English Literature (to the Restoration): Designed

to familiarize students with the major works and authors of English
literature from its beginnings to the Restoration. The works to be
introduced may include Beowulf; Canterbury Tales; Sir Gawain and
the Green Knight; Piers Plowman; Medieval lyrics, ballads, and
plays; Morte Darthur; Utopia; 16th century sonnets, and lyrics; The
Faerie Queene; Dr. Faustus; Metaphysical and Cavalier
Poetry; Paradise Lost essays by Bacon; Leviathan.

3. English and Composition II

4. World Mythology: An introduction to the origins and characteristics

of myth and the study of mythic motives and themes found in world
mythology with emphasis on classical myths.

5. Introduction to Drama: An introduction to the study of drama based

on a selection of works including Greek tragedy and modern classics.

6. The English Novel (19th Century): A study of the major English

novelists of the 19th century.

7. Poetry: An introduction to poetry through selected examples written

in English.