 | University of Virginia record February, 1911 |  |
LINDEN KENT MEMORIAL
SCHOOL OF ENGLISH LITERATURE.
Professor Kent.
Mr. Myers.
Mr. Scott.
Required for Admission to the Work of the School: The General
Entrance Examination.
For Undergraduates.
Student with adequate preparation may enter any of the undergraduates
courses in the School of English Literature at the beginning
of any term of the session, and will receive full credit for course on completing
the work of the remaining term or terms of the course in question
during some subsequent session.
Course 1A: The Entrance Examination (or its equivalent) prerequisite.—This
course is designed to meet the needs of students preparing
directly for professional studies and of college students who have had a
four year high school course.
Section I.—Recommended to students who have satisfied the minimum
requirements for entrance.
I. Rhetoric and Composition.—A thorough review of the principles
of rhetoric; and constant practice in composition, with special attention
to letter-writing, abstract, paraphrase, and construction of the paragraph.
Text-books: Carpenter's Rhetoric and English Composition; Dawson's
Great English Letter-Writers.
II. Composition and American Literature.—Description and Narration;
History of American Literature, with class and parallel reading
of prose and poetry. Text-books: Cairne's Forms of Discourse; Abernethy's
History of American Literature; Long's Selections from American
Poets.
III. Composition and English Literature.—Exposition and Argumentation;
History of English Literature, with class and parallel reading
of prose and poetry. Text-books: Cairne's Forms of Discourse; Halleck's
English Literature; Pancoast's Standard English Prose and Standard
English Poetry.
Parallel reading and written exercises are required throughout the
session. Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 10-11. Cabell Hall. Mr. Myers.
Section II.—Recommended to students with good preparatory training
in English and especially those who expect to pursue further courses
in English Literature.
I. Advanced Composition.—Theory and Structure of the paragraph;
description and narration; composition of the paragraph and of longer
discourse, and investigation of standard prose. Text-books: Scott and
Denney's Paragraph-Writing (Revised Edition), or Nutter, Hersey, and
Greenough's Specimens of Prose Composition.
II. Composition and American Literature.—Exposition, and History
of American Literature. Critical study of American prose and poetry.
Text-books: Scott and Denney's Paragraph-Writing; Trent's American
Literature; Long's American Poetry.
Parallel reading in prose and poetry is required.
III. Composition and English Literature. — Argumentation, and
History of English Literature. Critical study of English prose and
poetry. Text-books: Scott and Denney's Paragraph-Writing; Long's
English Literature; Pancoast's Standard English Prose and Standard
English Poetry.
Parallel reading required. Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 11-12.
Cabell Hall. Mr. Myers.
Course 2B: Course 1A (or its equivalent) prerequisite and Section II
of IA strongly recommended.
I. Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century literature with closer study
of Shakespeare, Bacon, Milton, and Bunyan.
II. Eighteenth Century literature with the development of prose
from Defoe to Burke, and the transition from classicism to romanticism
in poetry.
III. Nineteenth Century literature with closer study of the essayists
and the poets.
Text-books will be assigned at the beginning of each term.
About fifteen hundred pages of parallel reading, thirty written
exercises, and three essays, one each term, will be required. Tuesday,
Thursday, and Saturday, 9-10. Cabell Hall. Professor Kent.
Course 3B: Course 1A (or its equivalent) prerequisite.
I. Advanced Rhetoric and Composition with special study of the
structure of modern prose as exemplified mainly in the essay and short
story. Text-books: Lewes's Principles of Success in Literature; Genung's
Working Principles of Rhetoric; The Atlantic Monthly; and Stevenson's
Essays.
II. Description, with illustrations in poetry and prose.
Narration, with special study of the short story and the biographical
sketch.
Exposition, with especial study of literary criticism as presented in
the essay.
Text-books: Genung's Working Principles of Rhetoric; Winchester's
Principles of Literary Criticism; Percy's Study of Prose Fiction.
III. Oratory and its relations to Argumentation and Persuasion.
Poetry and Poetic Forms.
Text-books: Genung's Working Principles of Rhetoric; Gayley and
Young's Principles and Progress of English Poetry; Alden's English
Verse; and the professor's Notes.
About twelve hundred pages of parallel reading, thirty-five written
exercises, and three essays, one each term, will be required. Tuesday,
Thursday, and Saturday, 11-12. Cabell Hall. Professor Kent.
Course 4B: Journalism: Course 1A (or its equivalent) prerequisite.
This course omitted for the session of 1910-11.
May be reinstated for the session of 1911-12.
For Graduates and Undergraduates.
Course 5C: Course 2B or 3B (or the equivalent) prerequisite. In
this course there are occasional lectures, but in general the class meetings,
will be given up to discussion and conferences. Independent investigation
time. Much outside reading is necessary. Besides written exercises and
reports three essays are required, one each term, which must show original
research and independent conclusions. For session 1911-12.
I. Shakespeare.
II. Dr. Johnson and his Times.
III. Nineteenth Century Poetry, especially Browning.
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, 1-2. Cabell Hall. Professor Kent.
Primarily for Graduates.
Course 6D: or secondary minor. This is the same as 5C with such
supplementary work both in reading or writing, as may be required.
Course 7D: or primary minor. The candidate for the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy who has completed satisfactorily Course 6D, will
pursue such courses as the professor may prescribe.
Course 8D: or major. The candidate who has successfully completed
the work of Course 7D, will devote the larger part of his time to the
careful investigation of the subject selected for his dissertation and the
preparation of his thesis. In addition he will meet the professor three
hours a week for conference and the pursuit of such courses as may be
outlined to fit the candidate's peculiar needs.
II. Public Speaking.
Adjunct Professor Paul.
For Undergraduates.
Course 1B: English Literature 1A (or its equivalent) prerequisite.
I. Principles of Argumentation and Debating: analysis of the
proposition; evidence; brief-drawing; presentation.
II. Content and Delivery of Public Addresses:
(a) types of oral discourse; analysis of audiences; selection of
effective material; oratorical style.
(b) individual drill in platform delivery; class drill in vocal and
physical technique.
III. Practical debating: opposing teams (a) study an assigned
public question, (b) draw briefs, (c) write forensics, (d) debate before
the class.
Membership of sections is limited to a minimum of eight and a
maximum of sixteen. Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 9-10. Jefferson Hall.
Drills in delivery (II b) require six additional periods per week during
the winter term; hours to be arranged with the class.
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