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Academic Year 2003/2004

Two Cultures: British & American
ENGL 221 FA
Crosslistings:
AMST 221

Two English-speaking cultures come from a (more or less) common source, yet few fail to make the distinction between British and American. This course takes these differences as its subject matter: How does Keats differ from an American poet, Francis Bacon from an American painter? Are the differences constant for the past three centuries, or are the differences accelerating? British and American painters and poets from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries are the materials for the study.

MAJOR READINGS

18th century--B: Alexander Pope, William Hogarth, A: Thomas Jefferson, Ralph Earl;
19th century--B: John Keats, William Mallord, Joseph Turner, A: Walt Whitman, Thomas Eakins;
20th century--B: W.H. Auden, Francis Bacon, A: Richard Wilbur, William H. Johnston.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Hour exam, final exam.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Course fee: $30.00. Admission is by interview with instructor at 285 Court Street, Rm. 306.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: HA ENGL    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-19-2004

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