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LAE 305 Advanced Studies in British Literature: Beginning to 1750

Students will study important British authors from the beginnings with Beowulf to 1750, focusing on selected major figures in both poetry and prose. Writers from the Early and Later Middle Ages might include the Beowulf Poet, Chaucer and Malory, among others. Renaissance writers might include Sidney, More, Hoby, Donne and Milton, among others. Restoration and later writers might include Dryden, Pope, Swift and Johnson, among others. Counts in the Humanities or Literature area of General Education Requirements. Prerequisite(s): LAE 101 and LAE 102, or equivalent. 5 quarter hours

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LAE 314 History of the English Language

An introduction to the study of language, with emphasis on historical study and on the English language. Covers characteristics, origins and development of language; origins and historical development of the English language in Great Britain and America; descriptive and prescriptive grammar; varieties of American English. Prerequisite(s): LAE 102 or equivalent Counts in the Humanities or Written Communication Area of General Education. 5 quarter hours

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