Literature Degrees in the USA

...Thus, we will examine poems not only as literary artifacts but as cultural artifacts, looking at some of the ways in which poetry codes and shapes the world outside...

...the Writing and Communication Center. Don't show me this again This is one of over 2,200 courses on OCW. Find materials for this course in the pages linked along the...

...the poem offers an image of the mind at work, an account of how minds work, a tool for eliciting thought in the reader or auditor. Bringing together readings...

...(poems by Francis Petrarch and Sir Thomas Wyatt); the social, political, and ethical uses of love poetry (seduction, getting famous, influencing policy...

...analysis of two or three specific poems. Don't show me this again This is one of over 2,200 courses on OCW. Find materials for this course in the pages linked along the...

...Old English and the epic Beowulf are the focus of this course. Lectures: 1 session / week, 1.5 hours / session hƿæt ƿe gardena in geardagum þeodcyninga...

...orienting philosophies of natural history to more focused fields like comparative anatomy, botany, and geology. In the United States, European scientific...

...What is the nature of God, and how can we account for that nature in a cosmos where evil exists? When is rebellion justified, and when is authority legitimate?...

...Plagiarism attacks the freedom and integrity of thought. Especially in a class that will depend to some extent on online research, you must know what constitutes...

...both Milton's text and its source. Students should come to the seminar having read Paradise Lost straight through at least once; this can be accomplished...

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...hour sessions and will screen a film (whenever a film is under discussion) on Monday evenings, starting at 7:00 PM. Each session will begin with a lecture of varying length...

...The History Press, 2011. ISBN: 9780752459059. Beeton, Isabella. Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management. Edited by Nicola Humble. Abridged edition...

...arguments, and direct phrasings taken from someone else's work must be identified and properly footnoted. Quotations from other sources must be clearly...

...Mohsin. The Reluctant Fundamentalist. Harvest Books, 2008. ISBN: 9780156034029. Ozeki, Ruth. A Tale for the Time Being. Penguin Books,...

...conceived as exercises in literary interpretation through close analysis. They should be focused on specific passages from the texts under consideration...

...In this 3-unit class, we will read Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost. The goal of the class is for students to come away feeling comfortable with its language and argument...