English

Minor Requirements

1. ENGL 200

   Introduction to Literary Studies. 4. Introduction to the study of English; a survey of historical periods and major critical schools. Required of all sophomore majors. Must be taken at Guilford College.Prerequisite: ENGL 102 and Historical Perspectives

   As published: “Introduction to Literary Studies”
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2. Select one of the following:

   Not resolved to a course
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3. ENGL 221

   British Literature I. 4. Intensive study of representative works and survey of issues from the Anglo-Saxon period through the 18th century. Recommended for all beginning majors and prospective majors.Prerequisite: ENGL 102. Fulfills humanities requirement (1998). Arts/humanities requirement

   As published: “British Literature I”
   2019
4. ENGL 222

   British Literature II. 4. Intensive study of major literary figures and changing forms from the Romantic period to the present.Prerequisite: ENGL 102. Fulfills humanities requirement (1998). Arts/humanities requirement

   As published: “British Literature II”
   2019
5. ENGL 225

   American Literature Survey I. 4. The American mind in literature from the Puritans to the Civil War.Prerequisite: ENGL 102. Fulfills humanities requirement (1998). Arts/humanities requirement

   As published: “American Literature Survey I”
   2019
6. ENGL 226

   American Literature Survey II. 4. The American literary tradition from the Civil War to the present.Prerequisite: ENGL 102. Fulfills humanities and diversity in the U.S. requirements (1998). Arts/humanities and sociocultural engagement requirements

   As published: “American Literature Survey II”
   2019
7. ENGL 230

   African American Literature. 4. Literary study focusing on major figures of the 19th and 20th centuries, such as Wheatley, Douglass, Hughes, Wright, Hurston, Walker and Morrison.Prerequisite: ENGL 102. Fulfills humanities and diversity in the U.S. requirements (1998). Arts/humanities and sociocultural engagement requirements

   As published: “African American Literature”
   2019
8. ENGL 270

   World Literature. 4. Study of selected literature from the seven continents.Prerequisite: ENGL 102. Fulfills humanities requirement (1998). Arts/humanities requirement

   As published: “World Literature”
   2019
9. Select two courses (300- or 400-level literature) from the following:

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10. ENGL 306

    Medieval Literature. 4. Studies texts from the earliest period of English literary production (roughly from the fall of Rome to 1485). Genres may include epic, romance, drama, lyric, allegory, hagiography. May also include developing introductory skills in Anglo- Saxon, history of the English language, Middle English or paleography.Prerequisite: ENGL 102 and Historical Perspectives. Fulfills humanities requirement (1998). Arts/humanities requirement

    As published: “Medieval Literature”
    2019
11. ENGL 309

    Early Modern Literature. 4. Examines one of the most prolific literary periods in the English tradition (roughly 1485- 1700). Texts may include epic or lyric poetry, fiction, essays and tragic, comedic or closet drama. Special emphasis will be given to non- Shakespearean texts.Prerequisite: ENGL 102 and Historical Perspectives. Fulfills humanities requirement (1998). Arts/humanities requirement

    As published: “Early Modern Literature”
    2019
12. ENGL 327

    British Romantic Literature. 4. Selected British poetry, fiction and non-fiction prose written between 1780 and 1832 with special attention to intellectual and cultural issues such as imagination and perception, nature, aesthetic theory and industrialization, and/ or the relationship between literature and the political/historical issues of the period. These include human rights, abolition and the slave trade, the French Revolution, the Napoleonic Wars, and reform.Prerequisite: ENGL 102 and Historical Perspectives

    As published: “British Romantic Literature”
13. ENGL 328

    Victorian Literature. 4. Selected British poetry, fiction and non-fiction prose written between 1832 and 1901 with special attention to intellectual and cultural issues such as the divided self, gender, childhood, science and religion, and sexuality. The course also draws attention to the relationship between literature and the political/historical issues of the period including imperialism, the monarchy and the rise of the middle class.Prerequisite: ENGL 102 and Historical Perspectives

    As published: “Victorian Literature”
14. ENGL 331

    Black Women Writers. 4. Explores a cross-section of the contemporary and historical writings produced by women of African descent primarily in North America but also in South America, Europe, the Caribbean and Africa. Includes the novel, short story, poetry, drama, autobiography, narrative, essay, interview, letters, reviews and literary criticism.Prerequisite: ENGL 102 and Historical Perspectives. Fulfills humanities and diversity in the U.S. requirements (1998). Arts/humanities and sociocultural engagement requirements

    As published: “Black Women Writers”
    2019
15. ENGL 332

    Black Men Writers. 4. Explores classic and contemporary novels, short stories, drama, poetry, literary criticism, essays and issues by writers such as Ralph Ellison, Richard Wright, Amiri Baraka, August Wilson, Randall Kenan, James Baldwin, Yusef Komunyakaa and Nathan McCall.Prerequisite: ENGL 102 and Historical Perspectives. Fulfills humanities and diversity in the U.S. requirements (1998). Arts/humanities and sociocultural engagement requirements

    As published: “Black Men Writers”
    2019
16. ENGL 334

    African Women Writers. 4. Explores a range of literary voices from black and white women writers born in countries such as Ghana, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, Egypt, Algeria, Botswana and Uganda.Prerequisite: ENGL 102 and Historical Perspectives. Fulfills humanities and intercultural requirements (1998). Arts/humanities and sociocultural engagement requirements

    As published: “African Women Writers”
    2019
17. ENGL 342

    American Romanticism. 4. Study of Irving, Cooper, Emerson, Thoreau, Hawthorne, Melville and Whitman as well as the painting of the era.Prerequisite: ENGL 102 and Historical Perspectives

    As published: “American Romanticism”
18. ENGL 372

    Modern Poetry. 4. Significant 20th century poetry in British and American literature. Includes forms, techniques and themes; addresses poets such as Pound, Eliot and Williams.Prerequisite: ENGL 102 and Historical Perspectives. Fulfills humanities requirement

    As published: “Modern Poetry”
19. ENGL 376

    Contemporary Fiction. 4. Survey course that engages students in reading works written in the years following the end of the Vietnam War by authors who live and work outside the United States and who come from a variety of nationalities and ethnicities.Prerequisite: ENGL 102 and Historical Perspectives

    As published: “Contemporary Fiction”
20. ENGL 400

    Senior Seminar. 4. Required of all senior English majors. Rotating seminars in special themes and literary figures. Sample topics include Violence in Early Modern Drama, Melville, and Literature and Ethics. Must be taken at Guilford College.Prerequisite: ENGL 200 and

    As published: “Senior Seminar”
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21. IDS 409

    Gay, Lesbian, Queer Studies. 4. 4.An intensive study of the literature and culture of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer movements in 20th century America with particular focus on the intersections among queer theory, women?s studies and African and African American studies.Prerequisite: Minimum 88 semester credits earned and completion of Historical Perspectives requirement. Fulfills interdisciplinary studies (IDS 400) and diversity in the U.S. requirements (1998). Sociocultural engagement requirement

    As published: “Gay, Lesbian, Queer Studies”
    2019