Charles Adams, Chairman of the Department, 333 Kimpel Hall, 575-4301
DISTINGUISHED PROFESSORS GUILDS, KINNAMON; UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS HARRISON, WILLIAMS; UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR EMERITUS VAN SCYOC; PROFESSORS BENNETT, COCHRAN, DuVAL, GUINN, HART, HEFFERNAN, MONTGOMERY, QUINN, TALBURT, WHITEHEAD, WILKIE; PROFESSORS EMERITI BOLSTERLI, FAULKNER, RUDOLPH; ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS ADAMS, BOOKER, BURRIS, CANDIDO, HAYS, LOCKE; VISITING ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS MESCHERY, ROGERS; ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR EMERITUS PARK; ASSISTANT PROFESSORS JIMOH, KAHF, MARREN, MacRAE, MANSKE, SHERMAN, SLATTERY, STEPHENS
Degrees Conferred: M.A., Ph.D. (ENGL), M.F.A. (CRWR)
Areas of Concentration: Master of Arts--combined English and American literature, the English language; Master of Fine Arts--drama, fiction, poetry; Doctor of Philosophy--Medieval, Renaissance to 1660, Restoration and eighteenth century, nineteenth century, twentieth century; American literature to 1900, twentieth-century American literature; linguistics; and criticism.
Prerequisites to Degree Program: The following materials must be submitted to the Director of Graduate Studies, Department of English, by applicants to the M.A. and Ph.D. programs:
1. Application for Admission to Graduate Study in English. The form is available from the Director of Graduate Studies.
2. Graduate Record Examination scores on the Aptitude Test (verbal and quantitative) for applicants to the M.A. and Ph.D. programs. GRE score on the Advanced Test in Literature also required for applicants to the Ph.D. program.
3. Scores on other standardized tests, if available.
4. Complete transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate work.
5. Three letters of recommendation from former teachers, supervisors, or employers.
6. An examination paper from a literature course, including essay answers, or a term paper or other evidence of writing ability.
Requirements for the Master of Arts Degree: In addition to the general requirements of the Graduate School, the Department stipulates that the following conditions be met:
1. Each master's candidate must take at least nine hours of course work in literature of the English language before 1660 representing more than one period and must also take at least nine hours in literature of the English language after 1660 representing both British and American and covering more than one period. Course work must include at least one seminar. Students must present 30 hours of course work or 24 hours of course work and a thesis.
2. Each master's candidate must demonstrate a reading knowledge of a language other than English that is relevant to the study of literature in English. French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Ancient Greek, and Latin are the normally acceptable choices to meet the foreign language requirement, although other languages may be used with the approval of the Director of Graduate Studies. This requirement should be met as early as possible in the student's program of study, and in no case later than one week prior to the end of classes in the semester in which the student intends to graduate. (For additional requirements, see section two under "Requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy degree," below.)
3. Each master's candidate must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.33 on the total number of hours presented for the degree. The grade point will be determined on the following scale: A, 4.00; A-, 3.66; B+, 3.33; B, 3.00; etc. The plus and minus ratings are recorded on the student's records in the Department of English only and do not appear on the official records in the Registrar's Office.
4. Each master's candidate must pass a set of comprehensive examinations.
Requirements for the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing: For a description of the requirements for the M.F.A. in creative writing, see page 25.
Requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy Degree: In addition to the general requirements of the Graduate School, the Department stipulates that these requirements be met:
1. The comprehensive examination for the M.A. will serve as the qualifying examination for the Ph.D. and must be passed within one calendar year of matriculation here by students who have not taken the M.A. here. This examination may be retaken only once. A student who begins doctoral study here with an M.A. from another university or an M.F.A. must take any courses required for the M.A. here which were not taken elsewhere, but these deficiency courses may count toward the 24-hour course requirements.
2. Each doctoral candidate is required to demonstrate a reading knowledge of at least two languages other than English that are relevant to the study of literature in English. French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Ancient Greek, and Latin are the normally acceptable choices to meet the foreign language requirement, although other languages may be used with the approval of the Director of Graduate Studies. Doctoral candidates who can document that they have met a foreign language requirement at the University of Arkansas or another accredited M.A. program, need demonstrate a reading knowledge of only one language in addition to that used to meet the M.A. foreign language requirement. This requirement should be met as early as possible in the student's program of study, preferably before registration for doctoral dissertation hours. Students who elect the medieval period as the field of specialization must also demonstrate a reading knowledge of Latin, Old English, and Middle English.
For either the M.A. or Ph.D. degree, reading knowledge must be demonstrated in one of the following ways:
a. The student passes a test of reading knowledge as administered through the Department of Foreign Languages and Literature or by a member of the faculty of another department in the University who is competent to assess reading knowledge in the given language. The Department of Foreign Languages administers testing either in conjunction with Ph.D. reading courses (course number 3063) in French, German, Latin, or Spanish, or through individual examinations. Students wishing to be examined in a foreign language should contact the Department of Foreign Languages well before the test in order to familiarize themselves with the different requirements of each language.
b. The student presents evidence of having completed the equivalent of one semester of graduate or upper-level undergraduate study in foreign language (in the given language) with a grade of "B" or above at an accredited college or university.
c. The student documents that the language in question is his or her native language and that he or she has native fluency in the language.
3. By the time they take the candidacy examinations, students must have completed the Graduate School residence requirement and the departmental course requirements or be registered for courses which if passed will complete these requirements.
4. To strengthen and support a field of specialization each student may take up to six hours of graduate course work in other departments. These hours will count toward the 24-hour course requirement for the degree.
5. With the consent of the student's advisory committee, students will declare a field of specialization. This declaration will be made as soon as possible after beginning work beyond the M.A.: it must be made before arranging to take the written candidacy examinations. The field of specialization must be one of the seven period fields (medieval, Renaissance to 1660, Restoration and eighteenth century, nineteenth century, twentieth century, American literature to 1900, and twentieth-century American literature), or linguistics, or criticism.
6. Students in the doctoral program are required to complete 24 semester hours of course work for graduate credit beyond the M.A. degree. This work must include at least one course in critical theory, a course in The Development of English (normally satisfied by ENGL 6193), and at least four seminar courses, at least one of which must be in the field of specialization.
7. Each student must pass the following candidacy examinations:
a. a four-hour written examination in the field of specialization; and
b. a two-hour oral examination which will cover a major author and a genre. Students may retake only once any examination they fail.
8. Students must notify the Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of their intention to take the candidacy examinations a month before the end of the term preceding the date of the examinations, which will be scheduled by the student in consultation with the committee administering the examination. At the time they take the candidacy examinations, students must have a grade-point average of 3.50 on courses taken beyond the master's degree. The grade point will be on the following scale: A, 4.00; A-, 3.66; B+, 3.33; B, 3.00; etc. The plus and minus ratings are recorded on the student's records in the Department of English only and do not appear on the official records in the Registrar's Office
Secondary Emphasis in Rhetoric and Composition: Students earning the Doctor of Philosophy in English or the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing may choose Rhetoric and Composition as a field of secondary emphasis. Students who choose this option are required:
1. To take Composition Pedagogy (ENGL 5003), Topics in Rhetoric and Compositon (ENGL 6003), and English Languar and Compositon for Teachers (ENGL 4003) or Classical Rhetoric (COMM 5303);
2. To teach five different writing courses offered by the English Department; and
3. To pass a one-hour oral examination in the area.
Courses: English (ENGL)
4003 English Language and Composition for Teachers (Fa, Su) Subject matter and methods of approach for the teaching of composition in high school.
406V Playwriting I (1-3) (Fa) A workshop course for students who wish to attempt original work in the dramatic form. (Same as DRAM 406V.) Prerequisite: junior standing or consent.
4073 Film Writing Workshop A workshop in writing the screenplay with close attention given to student manuscripts and adaptations. Prerequisite: advanced standing or consent.
4103 Developmental Reading for Teachers Theory and practice of developmental reading techniques.
4123 Language and Public Policy Semantic distortion in politics and commerce--mass media, government, professional jargon, language of sexism, classism, war, etc.
4153 Language and Reality Analysis of how structure and content of language limits and expands our perception of ourselves and multiverse; The Whorfian Hypothesis.
4173 Backgrounds of English Literature Backgrounds of English literature which will be of particular value to teachers. Extensive use of slides, films, and recordings to acquaint the student with various movements, ideas, events, and influences which constitute the cultural context for the literary works.
419V Literature in Relation to Other Disciplines Relationships between literature and such related fields as science, politics, psychology, history, and art. Will vary and may therefore be taken once or twice, for 3 or 6 hours of credit.
4233 History of English Prose Style
4253 African Literature A study of modern African fiction, drama, poetry, and film from various parts of Africa in their cultural context. Works are in English or English translation. (Same as WLIT 4993.)
4303 Early American Literature Literary expression before 1800 in the region that is now the United States. Topics include Native American oral traditions, literature of exploration, literature of European settlement, the sermon form, political rhetoric, and colonial American verse, autobiography, drama, and fiction.
4313 American Romanticism Selected writers, significant works, and major ideas in the American romantic movement up to the time of Whitman.
4323 American Realism and Naturalism American poetry and fiction between the Civil War and World War I. The origins and characteristics of Realism and Naturalism are discussed, and the relationship between the schools examined. Authors include Mark Twain, James, Howells, Dunbar, Chopin, Crane, Chesnutt, Wharton, Freeman, Robinson, Dreiser, Garland, and others.
4333 African American Literature Historical and critical survey of African American literature in its social and cultural context.
4343 The Modern Southern Novel Examination of the works of such authors as Faulkner, McCullers, O'Connor, Warren, and Wolfe both as works of art and as representative products of a significant cultural region.
4363 Modern American Poetry from 1900 to 1960 Twentieth-century American poetry from Frost and Eliot to 1960.
4373 American Drama
4383 Literature of the South Literature about the South by Southern writers in America from the Colonial period to the present.
4393 Literature of the American West The literary expression of the American West, primarily the area west of the 98th meridian. Novels, short stories, poems, and essays about the West from the earliest explorations to the present day. Also includes study of folklore, songs, and language.
4433 Middle English Literature English literature (other than the works of Chaucer) from 1200 to 1500.
4713 Eighteenth-Century Literature to 1750 (Fa) Poetry, drama, the essay, and prose fiction from 1700 to 1750.
4723 Eighteenth-Century Literature After 1750 (Sp) Poetry, drama, the essay, and prose fiction from 1750 to 1800.
4813 Poetry of the Romantic Period
4833 Poetry of the Victorian Period
4853 British Literature of the Nineteenth Century Selected major works of poetry, drama, fiction, and non-fiction prose of the nineteenth century.
4903 British Short Story Survey of the British short story in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, with emphasis on the major writers.
4913 Contemporary American and British Poetry American and British poetry since 1940.
4923 Modern World Drama Drama from Ibsen to the 1930s. (Same as WLIT 4923.)
4933 Contemporary American and British Novel English and American novels since 1940.
4943 Modern British Novel The novel in England and Ireland from 1900 to 1940.
4953 Modern British Poetry Poetry in England and Ireland from 1900 to 1940.
4963 Contemporary World Drama Dramatic trends since the 1930s. (Same as WLIT 4963.)
4973 Twentieth-Century Non-Fiction Prose Twentieth-century non-fiction prose as literature; selected works of such British and American writers as H. Adams, Agee, Capote, Cleaver, Hemingway, Lawrence, C. S. Lewis, Mailer, Orwell, Stein, and Woolf.
4993 Modern British Literature Poetry, drama, fiction, and the essay from 1890 to 1940.
5003 Composition Pedagogy (Fa) Introduction to teaching college composition. Designed for graduate assistants at the University of Arkansas.
5013 Creative Writing Workshop Prerequisite: consent.
5023 Writing Workshop: Fiction Prerequisite: consent.
5033 Writing Workshop: Poetry Prerequisite: consent.
5043 Writing Workshop: Translation Problems of translation and the role of the translator as both scholar and creative writer; involves primarily the discussion in workshop of the translations of poetry, drama, and fiction done by the students, some emphasis upon comparative studies of existing translations of well-known works. Primary material will vary. (Same as FLAN 504V.) Prerequisite: reading knowledge of a foreign language and consent.
5053 English Teachers' Workshop: Composition Primarily for high school teachers of English. Study of traditional and modern systems of grammar; detailed study of rhetorical principles of composition.
5063 Internship in Publishing Practical experience and instruction in copyediting and stylistics, promotional copywriting, and production. Conducted at the University of Arkansas Press and designed for students who plan careers in publishing. May be repeated once for a total of 6 hours of credit. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
507V Creative Non-Fiction Workshop The theory and practice of the "New Journalism" with a study of its antecedents and special attention to the use of "fictional" techniques and narrator point of view to make more vivid the account of real people and real events.
510V Readings in English and American Lit-erature (1-6) (Irregular) Open to Honors candidates and graduate students. Prerequisite: consent.
5133 Folk Literature Forms and subjects of folk literature; folklore scholarship and bibliography; some field work in collecting folklore. Designed primarily for graduate students and outstanding seniors in such areas as literature, history, anthropology, and fine arts.
5143 English Teachers' Workshop: Literature Primarily for high school teachers of English. Review of principles of literary criticism, literary movements; intensive study of representative works from each genre.
5153 Topics in Linguistics Current issues and developments in linguistic theory and practice. May be repeated for credit when the topic varies. (Same as GERM 5653.)
5183 The Structure of Present English Structural analysis of the language.
5193 Introduction to Comparative Literature Literary theory and literary genres, movements, and influences. (Same as WLIT 5193.)
5203 Introduction to Graduate Studies Students learn to carry out and report on literary research. Practical assignments introduce them to the reference collections, professional journals, and microform texts with which scholars work. Meanwhile, advanced explication and composition exercises work on perfecting the students' control over the design and style of the articles they write.
5213 Topics in Literary Theory Contemporary issues and developments in literary theory. May be repeated for credit when the topic varies.
5233 Form and Theory of Translation (Fa, Even years) An examination of the principal challenges that confront translators of literature, including the recreation of style, dialect, ambiguities, and formal poetry; vertical translation; translation where multiple manuscripts exist; and the question of how literal a translation should be. (Same as WLIT 5233.)
5243 Special Topics Designed to cover subject matter not offered in other courses. May be repeated for credit when the topic varies.
5253 Modern Criticism Critical theory and practice from 1900 to the present.
5263 Form and Theory of Fiction: I Such aspects of the genre as scene, transition, character, and conflict. Discussion is limited to the novel.
5273 Form and Theory of Poetry: I An examination of perception, diction, form, irony, resolution, and the critical theories of the major writers on poetry, such as Dryden, Coleridge, and Arnold.
5283 Form and Theory of Fiction: II Second part of the study of the techniques of fiction. Discussion is limited to the short story. Prerequisite: ENGL 5263.
5293 Form and Theory of Poetry: II Second part of the study of the techniques of poetry; independent study of a poet or a problem in writing or criticism of poetry. Prerequisite: ENGL 5273.
5333 Major American Poets Intensive study of two or more major poets. May be repeated for credit when the topic varies.
5343 The American Novel to 1900
5353 The American Novel from 1900 to 1960
5363 Henry James A study of the major works of Henry James.
5373 William Faulkner
5433 Chaucer
5483 Germanic and Celtic Backgrounds of Medieval Literature Literary traditions of Old and Middle English, of Germany, Ireland, Scandinavia, and Wales. (Same as WLIT 5483.)
5493 Latin and Romance Backgrounds of Medieval Literature Origins and development of Medieval Latin literature and the rise of the French, Spanish, and Italian vernaculars. (Same as WLIT 5493.)
5503 English Poetry and Prose of the Sixteenth Century
5553 Spenser
5613 Seventeenth-Century Literature to 1660
5623 English Bible The several translations of the Bible; its qualities as great literature; its influence upon literature in English; types of literary forms. (Same as WLIT 5623.)
5633 English Drama from Its Beginning to 1642 Early forms, Tudor drama, Shakespeare's contemporaries, and Stuart drama to the closing of the theaters.
5653 Shakespeare: Plays and Poems
5663 Milton
5673 Literature of the Restoration
569V Seminar in Film Studies (1-9) Research, discussion; papers will focus on a variety of film genres and areas including the new American film, the science-fiction film, directors, film comedy, the experimental film, criticism, the film musical. (Same as COMM 569V.)
5753 Eighteenth-Century British Novel Development of the British novel in the eighteenth century.
5823 Topics in the Romantic Period May be repeated for credit when the topic varies.
5843 Topics in the Victorian Period May be repeated for credit when the topic varies.
5853 Nineteenth-Century British Novel The British novel from Jane Austen through Thomas Hardy.
5913 Topics in Twentieth-Century British Litera-ture Subject matter changes depending on student interest and faculty expertise. May be repeated for credit when the topic varies.
5963 Twentieth-Century European Novel Survey of the European novel from 1900 to the present. (Same as WLIT 5963.)
6003 Topics in Rhetoric and Composition Examination of various topics in rhetoric and composition through the intensive study of contemporary research, theory, and practice.
6103 Advanced Bibliography and Methods of Literary Research Reference tools, descriptive and analytical bibliography, collation, editing, evaluation of evidence, historical disciplines.
6113 Seminar: The English Language
6123 Seminar: Folklore
6143 Comparative Germanic Grammar (Same as GERM 5693.)
6193 The Development of English Intensive course in the fundamentals of linguistic study and their application to the history of English from prehistoric times to the present.
6253 Seminar: Literary Criticism
6303 Seminar: Studies in American Literature to 1900
6313 Seminar: Studies in Twentieth-Century American Literature
6323 Seminar: Studies in American Drama
6333 Seminar: Studies in American Poetry
6343 Seminar: Studies in American Prose
6403 Seminar: Medieval Literature
6413 Old English
6423 Beowulf May be counted to fulfill a part of medieval requirement for doctorate.
6433 Middle English
647V Tutorial: Medieval (1-3) (Irregular) Individual study of advanced doctoral candidates using the field as an area of specialization. Prerequisite: completion of all relevant graduate course work in the field; consent of the instructor and the Director of Graduate Studies.
6503 Seminar: Renaissance Literature
6603 Seminar: Seventeenth-Century Literature
6653 Seminar: Shakespeare
6703 Seminar: Eighteenth-Century Literature
6813 Seminar: The Romantic Movement
6823 Seminar: Victorian Literature
6903 Seminar: Modern Literature
6913 Seminar: Contemporary Literature
698V Master's Thesis (1-6)
699V Master of Fine Arts Thesis (1-6)
700V Doctoral Dissertation (1-18) (Fa, Sp, Su) Prerequisite: consent.
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