ENG 101 English Seminar I 3
A course in reading and writing. Intensive practice in various kinds and modes of writing. Stress on writing instruction, with some practice in research. Readings are primarily discursive prose.
ENG 102 English Seminar II 3
A course in reading and writing. Emphasis on writing, this time of a more complex sort, including a research assignment. Particular attention to summary, analysis, and organizational skills. Reading selected primarily from literature.
Prerequisite: Passing grade in ENG 101.
ENG 123 English Grammar 3
English grammar for those who wish to improve their understanding of English syntax and structure. Free elective credit only.
ENG 200 Science Fiction 3
A survey of science fiction literature; its nature and function as social commentary and art. (AS III)
ENG 203 (WST 211) Identity and Culture 3
How identity is shaped in relation to culture as seen through the formal and thematic elements of literary texts and films. Defining the textual strategies which reveal the representation of valued personal and cultural identities. (AS III) (ICD)
ENG 204 Classic American Literature 3
Develops the non-specialist student's knowledge and appreciation of some landmark works in our literary heritage. Traces certain thematic trends through American letters. (AS III)
ENG 207 Word and Image 3
Formal and thematic elements of literary texts, films, and texts composed of both words and images. Emphasis on how interpretive strategies that are specific to verbal texts might be made useful for understanding visual texts, and vice versa.
(AS III)
ENG 222 Shakespeare 3
Introductory survey for non-majors. Typically, 6-8 plays, drawn from the categories of comedy, tragedy, and history. (AS III)
ENG 255 Poetry 3
Reviews the basic elements of poetry and then examines the major poetic genres and their respective conventions and motifs. (AS III)
ENG 262 (GRN 262) Images of Aging in Literature 3
Variety of literary types and authors from different cultures and time periods. Theme: aging and how it is used in different ways by various authors. (AS III)
ENG 264 Short Fiction 3
Detailed investigation of various modes of short fiction to develop student's ability to read, comprehend, and appreciate short fiction through an understanding of its techniques. (AS III)
ENG 266 Literary London 3
Major literary works studied in the context of the city. Includes a trip to London.
ENG 268 The Classic English and American Novel 3
Focuses on the outstanding novelists of the language, with an overview of the main developments in the novel's form and themes. (AS III)
ENG 300 Introduction to English Studies 3
Introduction to the essentials of literary analysis and interpretation. Focusing on the rigorous analysis of poetry, prose narrative, and drama chosen from different historical periods, the course will stress writing with critical awareness about literature. Required of all English majors.
Prerequisite: English 101 - 102
ENG 301 British Literature for Majors I 3
Representative works of British Literature from the middle ages through the 18th century.
ENG 302 British Literature for Majors II 3
Survey of 19th and 20th century British Literature, providing overview of authors, genres, and issues for the Romantic, Victorian, and Modern periods.
ENG 303 Medieval Literature 3
A survey of the major voices of medieval British literature centering on Chaucer.
ENG 304 Sixteenth Century Literature 3
A survey of the poetry and prose of major 16th century British authors, including some continental works.
ENG 305 Seventeenth Century Literature 3
A survey of the poetry and prose of major British authors from the Renaissance to the Restoration.
ENG 306 Eighteenth Century Literature 3
A survey of the poetry and prose of major British authors in the "long" eighteenth century.
ENG 307 English Romantic Poets 3
The meaning and spirit of English Romanticism studied through a close examination of important poems by Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, and Keats.
ENG 308 Victorian Literature 3
The conflict between religion and science, culture and technology, historical determinism and historical change that characterized the Victorian period.
ENG 309 Modern and Contemporary British Literature 3
A survey of representative figures and genres.
ENG 310 British Youth in Literature 3
Britain's rock culture traced back to its roots in the "Angry Young Men" writers, "Social Realism" cinema, and 1960s transatlantic "British Invasion" in rock music.
ENG 311 (WST 311) Women Writers 3
Works by women writers from all periods and backgrounds.
ENG 312 (WST 212) American Women's Poetry:Reading and Writing 3
Practice in reading and writing poetry, as well as critical interpretation. Emphasis on women poets from 1950s to present. (AS III)
ENG 313 (WST 319) Literature and Psychology 3
Focuses on the convergence of the disciplines of literature and psychology, especially the ways in which psychology has drawn on literary genres, techniques, and motifs. (AS III)
ENG 315 American Literature I 3
The first half of a two-semester American literature survey. The course begins with the Puritans and ends with the 19th century American Realists.
ENG 316 American Literature II 3
A survey of representative American writers from the end of the Civil War to the present. Emphasis on Twain, Dreiser, Faulkner, O'Neill and Frost.
ENG 317 Heroes and Heroines in American Literature 3
A study of uniquely American heroic types, including the Alger hero, the western hero and the picaresque hero. Representative texts studied in detail, in historical and cultural context.
ENG 318 Modern American Novel 3
A study of representative modern and contemporary American novels.
ENG 319 (WST 319) Special Topics in American Literature 3
The study of a particular theme, mode, or period, such as the hero, the American Renaissance, or the Roaring Twenties.
ENG 322 Shakespeare I 3
Introductory survey for majors. Plays drawn from the categories of comedy, tragedy, and history.
ENG 323 Shakespeare II 3
Works selected with emphasis on specific themes, structures, or styles. Shakespeare I not a prerequisite.
ENG 330 Literature and the Bible 3
A study of literary forms and styles in the Bible. (AS III)
ENG 344 Children's Fantasy Literature 3
The main purpose of this course is to give upper-level college students a mature literary experience in the study of children's writers, among whom are Lewis Carroll, Frances Hodgson Burnett, C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Russell Hoban.
ENG 345 Drama 3
Survey of drama from classical to modern. (AS III)
ENG 347 (WST 312) English Novel I 3
Survey of major English novels from Defoe to Austen, including works of Sterne, Goldsmith, and others.
ENG 348 English Novel II 3
Major British novels from the nineteenth century.
ENG 349 Modern British Novel 3
Survey of major British novels of the twentieth century.
ENG 350 European Novel 3
A study of major European novels, primarily French, Russian, German, and Italian.
ENG 351 Modern European Literature 3
Survey of European literature from World War I to the present. Authors include Mann, Singer, Camus, Milosz, and Rilke.
ENG 352 Immigrant Experience in Literature 3
The course focuses on literary works, chosen from a variety of periods, that reflect the immigrant experience.
ENG 353 Canadian Literature 3
An examination of the prose and poetry of several regions of Canada including the works of Margaret Atwood and Hugh Maclennan.
ENG 355 Poetry 3
An in-depth survey of poetry.
ENG 356 Modern Poetry 3
Major modern and earlier twentieth-century poetry, to about 1950.
ENG 357 Contemporary Poetry 3
Major trends and currents in twentieth-century poetry, from 1950 to the end of the century.
ENG 361 The Literature of Service 3
Develops connections between literary works and various forms of community service. Requires that students perform community service as part of the course.
ENG 366 Literary London 3
Major literary works studied in the context of the city. Includes a trip to London.
ENG 369 Contemporary Fiction 3
Study of recently published novels and short stories, exploring the formal and thematic range of new fiction and focusing on the contemporary issues it reflects. (AS III)
ENG 370 Special Topics in Literary Themes and Modes 3
The study of themes and modes in British or British and American literature that cut across historical periods and genres, such as war and literature, utopian literature, or romance and epic.
ENG 371 Special Topics in Drama 3
Selected plays chosen by the instructor to elucidate the nature of the dramatic genre, or sub-genre, or to study a specific historical period, such as Restoration drama.
ENG 372 Major Figures in British Literature 3
An in-depth examination of the major works, life, and times of one important figure, chosen by the instructor, from any period of British literature from the Middle Ages to the present.
ENG 373 Major Figures in American Literature 3
An in-depth examination of the major works, life, and times of one important figure, chosen by the instructor, from any period of American literature from the Revolutionary period to the present.
ENG 374 Interdisciplinary Studies 3
Selected works chosen by the instructor to examine the connections between English or American literature and other disciplines.
ENG 375 Special Topics in Literary Criticism 3
Selected works studied in the context of critical theory, aesthetics, or the history of literary criticism.
ENG 376 Film as Literature 3
An exploration of the relationship between two distinct aesthetic forms: film and literature. The course relies heavily on the original written text and then explores the film director's interpretation of the literary work. (AS III)
ENG 377 (WST 210) Images of Women in Literature and Film 3
Representations of women as major characters in film and literature.
ENG 378 The City in American Literature 3
The city as the focus for literary representation in the American tradition.
ENG 384 The City in Literature 3
The city as a focus for literary representation in British, American, and world literature. (AS III)
ENG 385 Persuasive Writing 3
Analysis and construction of arguments. Readings on issues in law, politics, and education.
ENG 386 The Art of the Essay 3
The essay as a literary form studied in a variety of rhetorical and historical contexts.
ENG 387 Writing a Life 3
A course in writing, reading, and discussing the personal essay.
ENG 388 Literary Publishing 3
A practicum combining the study of the history of the literary magazine in America with the practical work of editing The Quadrangle, the Canisius College literary magazine.
ENG 389 Business Communication 3
Practice in writing letters, memos, reports, with models and strategies offered for each form.
ENG 390 History and Structure of the English Language 3
Chronological overview of the history of the English language, with some attention to basic linguistic theory.
ENG 393 C.S. Lewis and Fantasy Literature 3
Survey of C.S. Lewis and related authors: E.T.A. Hoffman, George MacDonald, J.R.R. Tolkien, H.C. Wells, Charles Williams.
ENG 394 Creative Writing 3
Workshop in the fundamentals of poetry and fiction writing, focusing on the close study and discussion of both student manuscripts and professional texts. (AS III)
ENG 395 The Journey in Literature 3
Explores the concept of the journey in international literature from a number of cultural and intellectual perspectives. The journey theme provides unity and continuity through a diversity of texts. (AS III) (ICD)
ENG 396 English Honors Seminar 3
Any student may take one or more of the seminars. Seminar topics vary each semester.
ENG 400 English Honors Seminar: Thesis 3
ENG 401 (WST 313) Texts, Contexts, and Subtexts 3
The dynamic of rhetorical situations. Observations/ practical writing in rhetorical theory, writing process theory, writing and thinking, socio-cognitive theory. Writing is both creative and analytical.
ENG 403 Technical Writing 3
Writing for practical purposes, especially the conveying of information. Emphasis on analyzing audiences, organizing data, and employing a clear writing style. Students produce memos, letters, process descriptions, reports.
ENG 410 Introduction to Theater 3
The collaborative efforts of theater, play, and audience to create the theater experience.
ENG 411 Playwriting 3
The playwriting process. Brief review of dramatic technique and theory, followed by working through the process from germinal idea to finished playscript.
ENG 412 Acting I 3
Introduction to the art of acting. Through lecture and participation in acting assignments, performed in class, students gain understanding of the actor's role in theater.
ENG 413 Acting II 3
Continuation of Acting I.
ENG 414 Technical Production 3
A hands-on course on the technical and artistic aspects of theatrical production. Research, experimentation, and practical application of skills for each facet of production.
ENG 415 Special Topics in Theater Performance 3
Aspects of theatrical production, performance, and direction.
ENG 494 Advanced Creative Writing Fiction 3
Workshop for experienced writers in fiction.
Prerequisite: ENG 394 or permission of instructor.
ENG 495 Advanced Creative Writing Poetry 3
Workshop for experienced writers in poetry.
Prerequisite: ENG 394 or permission of instructor.
ENG 498 Internship 3
ENG 499 Independent Study 3
Tutorial arrangement for the investigation of an approved special area of work by a student reading under the close supervision of a faculty member. Prerequisite: Permission of the Chair.