ENGLISH COURSES
EN 101 Basic Composition (3)
Offers intensive work in generating ideas, organization, style, and mechanics
for the development of college-level writing. Admission by assignment.
Does not fulfill core requirement in English.
EN 111 Literary Types and Themes
(3)
A writing intensive course that develops students’ college-level
writing competence; writing is taught as a process that entails a series
of revisions through the completion of several short assignments and longer
expository essays. Includes preparation of a research paper and instruction
in MLA style. Introduces literary analysis, terminology, and technique
by reading and interpreting literature that comprises various genres and
represents diverse cultures.
EN 202 Introduction to Drama
(3)
Studies eight plays representing the major stages in the development of
drama from ancient ritual to contemporary commercial theater.
EN 207 Global Literature (3)
Explores non-western literature, including works from Asia, the Middle
East and Africa.
EN 221 Woman in Literature (3)
Examines the presentation of woman and her roles in a selection of literature
by and about women. Examples chosen from each professor’s classic
and contemporary favorites.
EN 222 Literature and the Law
(3)
Explores concepts of law and justice in selected masterworks of fiction
and drama. Recommended for, but not restricted to, criminal justice majors.
EN 226 Psychology and Literature
(3)
Uses the insights of Freud and Jung to illuminate myths--ancient and modern--and
examines techniques for dramatizing the life of the mind in fiction and
drama. Selections by Strindberg, Lawrence, James, O’Neil, et al.
EN 227 American Images in Literature
(3)
Explores short stories, novels, and poetry embodying various images of
America - its geography, values, customs, and people - emphasizing the
subject and quality of the images presented, the literary techniques with
which these are developed, and the total self-reflection of the country
which they convey.
EN 229 Literature and the Arts
(3)
Surveys the relationships between literature and other major art forms:
music, dance, film, painting, sculpture and demonstrates what is gained
and lost when literary classics are interpreted in other creative media.
Field trips to arts centers in the metropolitan area.
EN 240 Introduction to Poetry
(3)
Provides a solid foundation in the essential vocabulary for interpreting
poems and appreciating the techniques of poets both traditional and contemporary.
EN/PS
241 Poetry Therapy (3)
Introduces students to the therapeutic applications of poetry in the setting
of a developmental workshop conducted by a poet who is also a Licensed
Poetry Therapist. An interdisciplinary course through which students may
earn credits in either literature or psychology.
EN 301 Masterpieces of Western
Literature (3)
Surveys major literary texts in the history of world literature with an
emphasis on those considered essential to an understanding of British
and American literature. Required for English majors.
EN 302 Renaissance Poetry and Prose
(3)
Studies the chief poetry and prose works of the major writers of the English
Renaissance in relation to the continental Renaissance and the contemporary
history of England. Emphasis on More, Spenser, Shakespeare, Donne, Jonson
and Milton.
EN 303 Literature of the Romantic
Movement (3)
Studies the origin, development and influence of Romanticism in English
literature from 1798 to 1830 as evidenced in the work of Wordsworth, Coleridge,
Byron, Keats and others.
EN 305 American Literature (3)
Surveys the major figures in American literature with emphasis on writers
of the mid-nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth century.
EN 306 English Literature (3)
Covers the development of English literature from early medieval to modern
times, including readings from representative authors of each period.
EN 307 Modern Drama (3)
Explores the origins of contemporary theatre in the themes and innovations
of playwrights from the modern through the post-modern eras. Attendance
at several live productions required.
EN 309 The Age of Milton (3)
Studies Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained, Samson Agonistes, and selections
from the shorter poems and the prose works, with attention to the historical
and literary context.
EN 311 The Age of Chaucer (3)
Studies Troilus and Criseyde, selections from the Canterbury Tales and
minor works with attention to historical background and the work of contemporary
authors.
EN 312 The English Novel (3)
Traces the origin of the novel and its development as a literary form.
Studies representative works of chief novelists of the 18th, 19th, and
20th centuries.
EN 313 The American Novel (3)
Explores the development of the novel in America. Novelists include Melville,
Twain, James, Wharton, Ellison and others.
EN 314 Children’s Literature
(3)
Presents a multidisciplinary overview of children’s literature in
the light of recent scholarship including: the historical context of classical
and popular children’s literature; philosophical, educational and
sociological theories of childhood; and literary motifs and archetypes.
Topics include realistic and fanciful fiction, biography, regional and
historical fiction, and children’s poetry.
EN 317 Literary Criticism (3)
Explores contemporary critical approaches to literature–historic,
symbolic, psychological, sociological–in seminar form, developing
the appreciation of literature and the tools of analysis and communication.
EN 318 Celtic Voices (3)
Introduces students to the literature of Ireland, from ancient myth to
recent fiction, poetry, and drama by such writers as Yeats, Joyce, Wilde,
O’Brien, and others.
EN 320 Writing Power (3)
Offers an intensive writing workshop for students determined to advance
from average to superior writing performance. Emphasis on effective strategies
for producing compelling prose in many disciplines. Chair’s permission
required.
EN 324 Catholic Writers (3)
Studies a wide range of major writers from the medieval period to the
late 20th century whose Catholicism is central to their artistic vision,
influencing both the content and form of their work. Forms include epic,
lyric, and narrative poetry, as well as short fiction, drama, and novels.
Works are read from a theological perspective; writers include Dante,
Dryden, Hopkins, Greene, O’Connor, Percy, and others.
EN 328 Tragic Magic (3)
Explores psychological and philosophical themes in the short fiction of
Latin America and introduces students to a unique combination of realism
and fantasy in novels across the continents: Marquez, Singer, Morrison,
and Saramago.
EN 332 Modern Irish Drama (3)
Presents a critical and historical study of Irish drama from the end of
the nineteenth century to the present. The principal focus is the theatrical
dimensions of Irish drama, but the relevant socio-political context is
also considered. Playwrights include: Yeats, Synge, O’Casey, O’Brien,
Friel, McPherson, McDonagh, and Carr.
EN 335 Teaching Writing: Theory
and Practice (3)
Explores the prevalent composition theories and the practice of teaching,
evaluating, and assessing students’ writing. In addition to the
more conventional elements of the writing process (collaboration, peer
editing, grammatical competency, etc.), emphasis will also be given to
the implications of gender, class, and culture in the teaching of writing.
As part of the course, students will develop more sophisticated strategies
to enhance their own writing, and they will also be supervised as peer
tutors in the Writing Lab.
EN 401 Shakespeare: Plays of
Politics (3)
Explores Shakespeare’s interpretation of the use and abuse of political
power while tracing his dramatic development through critical reading
of representative plays.
EN 402 Age of Satire (3)
Explores the literary trends of the eighteenth century as shown in the
works of major writers of prose and poetry.
EN 403 Literature of the Victorian
Age (3)
Studies the variety of trends present in English literature in the period
from 1832 to 1900 as shown in the works of Tennyson, Browning, Arnold
and others.
EN 405 Medieval Literature (3)
Explores the literature of Medieval England through readings which include
Beowulf, the Pearl Poet, Langland, Malory and selected drama and lyrics.
EN 406 Creative Writing (3)
Offers an intensive exploration of the short story and lyric poetry. A
workshop for students interested in developing creative talents. Opportunity
for publication in literary magazine.
EN 408 Writing for the Media
(3)
Offers intensive workshop experience in scriptwriting for the principal
dramatic formats of radio, film, and television.
EN 409 Modern Poetry (3)
Introduces major movements in modern verse from the end of the 19th century
up to World War II, including poems by Pound, Eliot, Stevens, Hughes,
Millay, Moore, and others.
EN 410 Capstone Seminar (3)
Prepares English majors for the comprehensive essay by an in-depth study
of a few major authors chosen by the professor in relation to a critical
theme. English requirement restricted to junior and senior majors and
non-majors recommended by professors.
EN 411 Contemporary Poetry (3)
Demonstrates the rich variety in styles of American poetry since World
War II. Includes Bishop, Gluck, Merwin, Plath, Doty, Oliver, Komunyakaa,
and others. Attendance at Geraldine Dodge New Jersey Poetry Festival required.
EN 412 Russian Literature in Translation
(3)
Introduces the reader to the masters of Russian literature, with emphasis
on the novelists of the nineteenth century. Writers covered include: Pushkin,
Gogol, Turgenev, Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky, Gorky and Chekhov.
EN 413 Contemporary Fiction (3)
Emphasizes literary analysis in world fiction by late 20th and early 21st
century writers, including Erdrich, Morrison, Achebe, Ondaatje, and others.
EN 414 Journalism: Newswriting
(3)
Introduces and analyzes contemporary media; writing of newspaper and magazine
articles; interviews, editorials, critical pieces.
EN 415 Masterpieces of Short
Fiction (3)
Provides an in-depth study of short stories and novellas considering theory,
technique and content by 19th, 20th and 21st century writers from a variety
of cultures.
EN 416 Journalism: Editing and
Copyreading (3)
Includes practical journalism: editing, proofreading, layout, design,
headlines, preparation of manuscripts for publication. Includes editing
on the word processor.
EN 417 Shakespeare: Plays of
Love (3)
Explores Shakespeare’s use and interpretation of the literary conventions
of love while tracing his dramatic development through critical reading
of representative plays and sonnets.
EN 420 History and Structure of
the English Language (3)
Explores traditional and contemporary approaches to grammar and presents
a survey of the origins, development, and diversification of the English
language with particular attention to the implications of both for teaching
English.
EN 479 Cooperative Education
(3)
Provides for the integration of classroom study with a specific, planned
period of supervised learning through paid work experience related to
a student’s career goals.
EN 489 Field Internship (3)
Provides qualified students the opportunity to achieve individually designed
learning objectives through field placement in a professional setting.
Yearbook Production an annual option.
EN 499 Independent Study (3)
Offers qualified students the opportunity to pursue independent study
in selected areas under the guidance of individual teachers. By permission
only.
DRAMA (PERFORMANCE)
DR 102 Great Drama in Performance
(3)
Introduces students to performance styles and conditions across the centuries.
DR 103 Modern Drama in Performance
(3)
Focuses on a range of twentieth century scripts, styles and conditions.
DR 104 Shakespeare in Performance
(3)
Introduces students to the study of Shakespearean drama as a performing
art.