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EDGAR ALLAN POE SCHOOL OF ENGLISH.

Professor Metcalf.

Adjunct Professor Shewmake.

For Undergraduates.

English B1: Old English and Middle English: English Literature A1
or A2 prerequisite.—1. Old English prose. 2. Middle English prose and poetry.
3. Chaucer.—(B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.) Monday, Wednesday, Friday,
9.30-10.30. Cabell Hall. Adjunct Professor Shewmake.

English B2: The Structure of English: English Literature A1 or A2
prerequisite.—1. The origin and growth of the English language. 2. Elizabethan
English: A study of the language of several of Shakespeare's plays. 3. Eighteenth
century periodical literature.—(B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, 9.30-10.30. Cabell Hall. Professor Metcalf and
Adjunct Professor Shewmake.

For Undergraduates and Graduates.

English C1: American Literature: Any two B courses in the Schools of
English and of English Literature, prerequisite. Biblical Literature B2 or History
C1 may also serve as one of the prerequisites.—1. American Lyric Poetry.
2. The essay and the oration. 3. The American novel and short story.—Monday,
Wednesday, Friday, 8.30-9.30. Cabell Hall. Professor Metcalf.

For Graduates.

The following courses will be given in alternate years:

English D1.—1. Old English epic. Beowulf. 2. Early English metrical
romances. 3. The Pre-Shakespearean drama. Professor Metcalf. Omitted in
1918-1919.

English D2.—1. The American drama. 2. Emerson. 3. Edgar Allan
Poe.—Hours by appointment. Professor Metcalf.