Edgar Allan Poe School of English.
English B1: American Poetry and Prose: English A1 or A2 or A3
prerequisite.—1. American poetry, with a study of verse forms. 2. The
American essay and oration. 3. American prose narrative, with emphasis
on the short story.—(B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.) Professor Wilson
and Professor Metcalf.
English B2: The Development of English: English A1 or A2 or A3
prerequisite.—1. Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales and other selected poems,
with a study of the origin and growth of the English language. 2.
Elizabethan English: a study of the language of several plays by Shakespeare
and his contemporaries. 3. The drama of the seventeenth and
eighteenth centuries.—(B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.) Professor
Wilson and Associate Professor Johnson.
English C1: American Literary Types: Any two B courses in the
Schools of English Language and Literature, prerequisite. Biblical Literature
B2 or History C1 may also serve as one of the prerequisites.—1. American
lyric poetry. 2. The American novel. 3. The American drama. Professor
Wilson and Professor Metcalf.
English C2: Old English and Middle English. Prerequisites are the
same as for English C1.—1. Old English prose. 2. Old English poetry. 3.
Middle English prose and poetry. Professor Wilson and Associate Professor
Johnson.
Only one of the following courses will be given in any one year:
English D1.—Edgar Allan Poe. Nathaniel Hawthorne. Hours by appointment.
Professor Wilson.
English D2.—Old English epic: Beowulf. Early English metrical romances.
Hours by appointment. Professor Wilson and Professor Metcalf.
