Edgar Allan Poe School of English.
English B1: American Poetry and Prose: English A1 or A2 or A3
prerequisite.—1. American essays and orations. 2. American poetry, with a
study of verse forms. 3. American prose narratives, with emphasis on the
short stroy.—(B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.) Assistant Professor Gordon.
English B2: The English Comic Tradition: English A1 or A2 or A3
prerequisite.—1. Chaucer and mediaeval humor: The Canterbury Tales and
other literature from the middle ages. 2. Shakespeare's Comedies. 3. Certain
Restoration and eighteenth-century comedies and novels. Lectures, collateral
reading, and the study of the texts. In the literature of the mediaeval period
some works will be read in the original and some in translation.—(B.A. or B.S.
credit, 3 session-hours.) Associate Professor Hench.
English B3: Composition: English A1 or A2 or A3 prerequisite.—1.
Current usage in composition: a study of thought expression and the correct
use of English, with reading in current prose and frequent written exercises.
2. Exposition and narration: a continuation of the course in general composition,
with emphasis on the writing of clear reports and narratives. 3. Special
kinds of writing; application of the principles studied thus far to more
specialized writing; descriptive narratives, reviews, and the special article.—
(B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.) Assistant Professors
Gordon and
Davis.
English C1: The Novel: Any two B courses in the Schools of English
Language and Literature prerequisite.—1. The English novel of the nineteenth
century. 2. The American novel. 3. The contemporary novel. Professor
Wilson and Professor Metcalf.
English C2: Old English: Any two B courses in the Schools of English
Language and Literature prerequisite.—1. Old English prose. 2. Old English
poetry: Beowulf. 3. Beowulf. Associate Professor Hench.
English C3: Middle English; Chaucer: Any two B courses in the
Schools of English Language and Literature prerequisite.—1. Middle English
prose and verse. 2. Chaucer. 3. Chaucer. Associate Professor Hench.
English D1.—Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ralph Waldo
Emerson. Hours by appointment. Professor Wilson.
English D2.—Shakespeare and his Times. Hours by appointment. Professor
Wilson. (Omitted in 1925-26.)
English D3.—(1) Old English: The Cynewulf poems. (2) Early English
metrical romances. Hours by appointment. Professor Wilson. (Given
upon application of four or more graduate students.)
