Pre- and Post-1800 Courses
As a rule, the following courses in English will always fulfill the major requirement for a course in English or American literature before 1800:
- ENGL 200: History of the English Language
- ENGL 201: Old English Language and Literature
- ENGL 202: Middle English Literature
- ENGL 203: Medieval Drama
- ENGL 204: Chaucer
- ENGL 206: Studies in Medieval Literature (Topics Vary)
- ENGL 207: English Renaissance Literature
- ENGL 208: Elizabeth and Jacobean Drama
- ENGL 209: Shakespeare's Tragedies
- ENGL 210: Shakespeare
- ENGL 211: Milton
- ENGL 213: Studies in Renaissance Literature (Topics Vary)
- ENGL 215: Early British Novel
- ENGL 217: Studies in Eighteenth-Century Literature (Topics Vary)
And the following numbers count for courses in English or American literature after 1800:
- ENGL 220: Romantic Literature
- ENGL 221: Victorian Literature
- ENGL 222: Nineteenth-Century British Novel
- ENGL 223: Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature (Topics Vary)
- ENGL 226: American Realism
- ENGL 227: American Moderns
- ENGL 228: African-American Drama
- ENGL 231: Twentieth-Century British Novel
- ENGL 232: Poe and Hoffmann: Uncanny Stories
- ENGL 233: Modern Poetry
- ENGL 235: Twentieth-Century Drama
- ENGL 236: Contemporary Fiction: Narr Of Us Immg
- ENGL 237: Studies in International Literature
- ENGL 238: Studies in Modern and Contemporary Literature (Topics Vary)
- ENGL 245: Nature / Culture / Memory / Modernity
Other courses, such as ENGL 230: Studies in American Literature, ENGL 243: Studies in a Major Author, ENGL 244: Studies in a Literary Mode, ENGL 380: Advanced Seminar, will vary in fulfilling pre- or post-1800, depending on the topic or author(s) chosen. Students with questions about such courses should contact the director of undergraduate studies.