University of Virginia Library

EDGAR ALLAN POE SCHOOL OF ENGLISH.

Professor Smith.

Mr. Steger.

Required for Admission to the Work of the School: The general
entrance requirements, and in addition, English Literature A1
or A2, or an equivalent.

For Undergraduates.

English B1 (English Literature A1 or A2 or an equivalent prerequisite):
Old English, Middle English, and Early Modern English.

• 1. Old English.

• 2. Chaucer.

• 3. The Language of Shakespeare.

(B. A. or B. S. credit, 3 session-hours.) Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday,
11-12. Cabell Hall. Professor Smith and Mr. Steger.

English B2 (English Literature A1 or A2 or an equivalent prerequisite):
The Structure of English.

• 1. The Foundations of English Grammar.

• 2. Three Principles of Structure.

• 3. Changes now going on.

(B. A. or B. S. credit, 3 session-hours.) Tuesday, Thursday,
Saturday, 10-11. Cabell Hall. Professor Smith.

For Graduates and Undergraduates.

English C1: American Literature: A Study by Types.

1. A Survey of the Eleven Types. The Epic, the Drama, the
Ballad, the Lyric.

2. The Lyric concluded. History, Biography, the Essay, the
Oration, the Letter.

3. The Novel, the Short Story. Monday, Wednesday, Friday,
9-10. Cabell Hall. Professor Smith.

For Graduates Only.

English D1: Old English Poetry.

A rapid reading of the extant body of old English Poetry. Professor
Smith.

English D2:

• 1. The Ballad. Professor Smith.

• 2. The Morte d'Arthur. Professor Smith.

• 3. The Rossettis, Morris, and Swinburne. Professor Kent.