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ENGLISH 4B: Medieval Women: Faith, Love, and Learning (ENGLISH 104B)
(English majors and others taking 5 units, register for 104B.) Writings of and about medieval women in connection with courtly love and Arthurian literature, religious and mystical writing, visual culture, and early debates about the roles of women. How women forged literary identities in the face of opposition. Readings from the courtly poets, Marie de France, Chrétien's
Lancelot, Heloise and Abelard, male and female mystics, and Christine de Pisan. Readings in English.
Last offered: Winter 2007
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-Gender
ENGLISH 7SI: Disney: A Literary Perspective
Examination of Disney films from a literary perspective. Significance of their cultural, historical, and literary motifs and symbolism in relation to morality and philosophy. Discussion of the mechanisms underlying Disney's creative process. Films will include
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Peter Pan, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King, Pocahontas, Mulan, and will be supplemented by related readings.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 1-2
Instructors:
Vermeule, B. (PI)
ENGLISH 9: Masterpieces of English Literature I: Chaucer, Shakespeare, Milton, and their Contemporaries (ENGLISH 109)
(English majors and others taking 5 units, register for 109.) Introduction to English literary history from the late 14th through the mid 17th centuries. Emphasis is on interpretation of major works by Chaucer, Marlowe, Shakespeare, Jonson, Donne, Herbert, Marvell, and Milton.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum
Instructors:
Riggs, D. (PI)
ENGLISH 14Q: Tis All in Pieces: John Donne and the Early Modern World
Preference to sophomores. Situating Donne's work within his historical and cultural milieu; how his writing reflects changes on the threshold of the modern era. The historical, scientific, and cultural milieu of the early modern world. Related developments in mathematical perspective and early modern art. The influence of his dramatic realism on modern poets such as Browning, Eliot, and Rich, and composers such as Benjamin Britten and Bob Dylan.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4-5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum
Instructors:
Brooks, H. (PI)
ENGLISH 18SI: John Steinbeck's Life and Literature
Focus on developing a better understanding and appreciation of the works of John Steinbeck and their social, cultural, and historical context and impact. Readings include fiction and nonfiction works by Steinbeck and engage the works by analysis, critique, and discussion. Examination of original Steinbeck manuscripts in the Stanford Libraries and field trip to Steinbeck¿s house and museum in Salinas.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 1-2
Instructors:
Tallent, E. (PI)
ENGLISH 20: Masterpieces of English Literature II: From the Enlightenment to the Modern Period (ENGLISH 120)
(English majors and others taking 5 units, register for 120.) From the 18th to the 20th centuries. Topics include the rise of the novel, lyric and dramatic poetry, Romanticism, realism, Modernism, characterization, narrative voice, and the influence of history on literature.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum
Instructors:
Jarvis, C. (PI)
ENGLISH 21: Masterpieces of American Literature (ENGLISH 121)
(English majors and others taking 5 units, register for 121.) How race and ethnicity have been pivotal in the construction, proliferation, and development of American Literature. Authors: Mary Rowlandson, Frederick Douglass, William Wells Brown, Mark Twain, Nella Larsen, Fae Myenne Ng, Helena Maria Viramontes, N. Scott Momaday, and John Okada.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II, WAY-EDP
Instructors:
Sohn, S. (PI)
ENGLISH 22: Jane Austen into Film (ENGLISH 122)
(English majors and others taking 5 units, register for 122.) Jane Austen's six novels and their transformation into films from the 40s to the present. Historical motives and psychological imperatives for recreating Austen's work in cinematic form, emphasizing narrative techniques distinctive to prose and camera. Fundamentals of narrative theory and cinematic analysis.
Last offered: Winter 2005
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum
ENGLISH 42B: The Films of Woody Allen (ENGLISH 142B)
(English majors and others taking 5 units, register for
English 142B.) Allen as one of the most influential, prolific, and controversial filmmakers. His comic vision, attitudes towards sex and gender relations, and cultural importance. The development of his career and work.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum
Instructors:
Polhemus, R. (PI)
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