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Course 5C: Course 2B or 3B (or the equivalent) prerequisite.—
This equivalent means that the student must have completed in some
recognized college, and with a grade of not less than 75 per cent., a course
in advanced Rhetoric, Poetics, History of English and American Literature,
and a reasonably wide course in reading. In this course there are
occasional lectures, but in general the class exercises will consist of conferences
and discussions. Independent investigation will be insisted upon,
with reports, either written or oral, from time to time. Much outside
reading is necessary. Besides these written exercises and reports, three
essays are required, one each term, which must show original research

and independent conclusions. The themes of these essays may be assigned,
or selected with the Professor's approval. Subjects to be studied in this
course for 1907-1908 are:

• I. Shakespeare.

• II. The Romantic Movements of the Eighteenth Century.

• III. The Nineteenth Century Prose in America.