LIT 488 - Seminar in a Major Author (4)

An intensive study of a significant author (or two) with attention to their formal innovativeness and the historical, cultural, and biographical contexts that shaped their work. Students will engage with both primary and secondary sources and write an 8- 10 page research essay, which may be presented at the Undergraduate Research Symposium. May be repeated once as content varies. Prerequisites: LIT 324, 334 and 335, or permission of instructor. Fall and Spring.