Poets considered include Hardy, Yeats, Eliot, Auden, Stevie Smith, and Dylan Thomas, among others. We especially invite students to consider the department's term at University College London. Sharon Street (NYU) addresses participants at the Department of Philosophy's inaugural Summer Institute in Practical Normativity (2018). Assistant Professor Monica Huerta addresses "Anti-racism and the Problem of the Soul" at the Los Angeles Review of Books. The department's ranks include historicists and formalists, theorists and poets, and postcolonialists and feminists; the faculty teach not only poetry, prose, and drama, but film, music, art, … Students apply to Princeton University, not to individual departments, programs or schools. A study of the Middle English texts that span the period from the Norman Conquest to the Tudor Renaissance, with attention paid to Middle English as a language. Literary accomplishments will be placed in the more general context of Elizabethan culture and Renaissance intellectual history. The Junior Seminar is a topical introduction to research methods in the discipline, and prepares students for their independent work. Emphasis on relationships between gender and genre, and on historical, cultural, and theoretical issues raised by a female literary tradition. Two 90-minute seminars. Centered on four great writers--Chaucer, Spenser, Milton, and Pope. Once enrolled, students may pursue either the Bachelor of Arts (A.B.) During the Sophomore Sign-ins students participate in a lotto draw for placement into one of four seminars at Princeton. Two 90-minute seminars. Department of English at Princeton University provides on-going educational opportunities to those students seeking advanced degrees. The course will cover its forms and genres, including historical narrative, uncanny tales, prophecy, lyric, lament, commandment, sacred biography, and apocalypse; its pageant of weird and extraordinary characters; and its brooding intertextuality. Two lectures, one preceptorial. The Modern movement in English fiction, from Conrad and Joyce to the present. The institution moved to Newark in 1747, then to the current site nine years later. Courses offered under this rubric will investigate ethical questions in literature. A study of particular developments in criticism and theory, from Aristotle to Nietzsche. Within these degree programs, students can choose from among 37 concentrations (computer science offers both A.B. Two 90-minute seminars. Courses taken abroad may, with approval, receive both departmental and distribution credit (in general, the department can accept two courses for study abroad). Statement on Anti-Racism; Poetry at Princeton; Follow Us on Facebook; Follow Us on Instagram Department of English22 McCosh HallPrinceton, NJ 08544(609) 258-4061english@princeton.edu, © 2021 The Trustees of Princeton University, A Reading of Colm Tóibín’s Pale Sister by Lisa Dwan. t4t: A Trans Studies Symposium This course will survey the diversity of writings by American women in relation to questions of canon formation, immigration, race and ethnicity, genre, aesthetics, modernism, and postmodernism. THE PRINCETON CLASSICS DEPARTMENT investigates the history, language, literature, and thought of ancient Greece and Rome.We use the perspectives of multiple disciplines to understand and imagine the diversity of these civilizations over almost two thousand years and to reflect on what the classical past has meant to later ages, and to our own. The department encourages students to consider studying abroad. Students learn to write clear and persuasive criticism in a workshop setting while becoming familiar with a variety of critical practices and research methods. An investigation of issues outside the scope of traditional surveys of American literature. A close study of the works of one or two authors. In the Department of English, students read widely across the genres and periods of British, American, and Anglophone literature and explore approaches to literary study with a distinguished, internationally renowned faculty. Prospective students can contact the Graduate Admissions Office with questions via email or by calling 609-258-3034. A typical program of study embraces new and experimental writing, important rediscoveries, and the most hallowed texts of the Western literary tradition, the "news that stays news." Everyone must take at least one course in each of the following areas: Each semester, the department offers a wide variety of courses in each distribution area, and a full list is available on the department website. Recent topics have emphasized problems of poetic language, metrics, poetry and social life, poetic influence and canonization, and the relations between poetry and other art forms. Walter Benjamin. Special attention to the ways in which poets respond to crises historical and personal. A single course cannot be used to satisfy two distribution requirements simultaneously. A small number of strategically selected theoretical topics, including exemplary literary works as reference points for discussion. An introduction to English literary history. Nadia Leonard, 3rd-year graduate student in the Chirik lab; and Jessica Frick, 3rd-year joint graduate student in the Bocarsly and Cava labs, talk about the academic program of the Department of Chemistry at Princeton University. The Department of Spanish and Portuguese is pleased to offer four virtual courses that will take place in Summer 2021. Princeton Plasma Physics: Optional/Not required (Changed for fall 2021) Subject test in Physics - Optional/Not required (Changed for fall 2021) Princeton School of Public and International Affairs: MPA - Required; Ph.D and MPP - Optional/Not required (Changed for fall 2021) Psychology: Optional/Not required: Quantitative & Computational Biology An intensive study of various aspects of Renaissance literature. Primarily a course in novels of the 18th century, though early narratives may also be read. Emphasis will be on each play as a work of art and on Shakespeare's development as a poet and dramatist. Two 90-minute seminars. Students will be able to talk with majors and chat socially about Department Courses, the major, and meet with Professors Jeff Dolven (DUS) and Rebecca Rainof (Outreach Coordinator) to learn more about what the Department of English can offer you! The artistic achievement of these writers will be studied in relation to developing literary conventions and cultural patterns in pre-Civil War America. Placed on deposit in the Princeton University Library in 1972, and received as a bequest in 1985, the Robert H. Taylor Collection consists of over 4,000 rare books and 3,300 manuscripts illustrating the scope of English literature from the fourteenth century to the 1920's. This page collects recent public-facing writing by English Department alumni, faculty and current students (undergraduate and graduate) that addresses urgent contemporary topics, including the pandemic, the national reckoning with racism, the environment, and the role of arts in times of crisis. Two 90-minute seminars. May include Austen, Dickinson, Wordsworth, George Eliot, Dickens, Melville, Faulkner, James, Stevens, or Woolf, among others. The course will consider how these writers have represented the process of relocation, acculturation, and the transnational moment. Students will read poems by Tennyson, D.G. Public Writing In total: there are 6 required distributions, plus the Junior Seminar (ENG 300), plus 3 additional English courses, for the 10 required courses for the major. Two lectures, one preceptorial. They carry with them a lasting ability to take informed pleasure in all forms of literature, in the process of writing, and in the meanings and powers of culture. Classwork will be supplemented by attending readings on and off campus. A study of the Romantic movement in an age of revolutions: its literary culture, its variety of genres, its cultural milieu, and the interactions of its writers. Two lectures, one preceptorial. Theater: students accepted to the certificate program in theater may cognate two THR courses as departmental courses in English. A study of the young writers who defined English literary culture, especially the Romantic movement, in Regency and late Georgian England. Two lectures, one preceptorial. Students will become familiar with a wide variety of biblical interpretations, from the Rabbis to Augustine, Kafka and Kierkegaard. An intensive study of particular aspects of British Romanticism, which may include individual authors, genres, experiments, and legacies. Two lectures, one preceptorial. English requires one 20-30 page JP, which is begun in conjunction with the Junior Seminar, with the seminar instructor continuing as the independent work adviser throughout the spring. or the Bachelor of Science in Engineering (B.S.E.). A study of Shakespeare's plays, covering the second half of his career. Listing of programs offered by Princeton University department of English and Literature.Full Program description, admission criteria, tuition fee, application deadlines and post studies career options. The latest University guidance for students, faculty and staff is available on the University’s Emergency Management website.. Admissions questions: Who to ask. © 2021 The Trustees of Princeton University. Two lectures, one 50-minute preceptorial. The course will survey writers from Anne Bradstreet and Edward Taylor to Irving and Cooper, with emphasis on the influence of Puritanism and the Enlightenment. The Department of English and the Council of the Humanities invite you to a rehearsed reading of Colm Tóibín’s Pale Sister by Lisa Dwan. The course culminates in the writing of a junior paper. If your scores are more than five years old, you must retake the test. Our Core Faculty Associated Faculty Faculty Emeritus Fellows The department cultivates a common critical vocabulary and joins in debating enduring questions about art, language, and society. The department also encourages concentrators who wish to pursue interdisciplinary work through certificate programs. Two 90-minute seminars. Department of English 22 McCosh Hall Princeton, NJ 08544 (609) 258-4061 english@princeton.edu. Attention is paid both to linguistic questions and to the cultural context of such poems as. Each term course will be offered in special topics of English and American literature. Cinematic commentary will be included--Bible films, from the campy to the sublime. An investigation of issues outside the scope of traditional surveys of American literature. Emphasis will be given to the theatrical revolutions they initiated and to the influence they continue to exert on contemporary drama and theater. Princeton University is actively monitoring the situation around coronavirus (Covid-19). Departmental distribution requirements ensure breadth in each concentrator's program of study. The second day poses questions on period, genre, and theory. An exploration of the connections and disconnects of our ever-smaller world, viewed through English-language novels and films of the last 25 years. The course will also consider the relation of contemporary criticism to movements and issues such as deconstruction, feminism, psychoanalysis, and cultural materialism. Literary and Cultural History (LCH) courses ask questions about tradition and transmission over longer periods, and provide background for more specialized study. Creative Writing: students accepted to the certificate program in Creative Writing may cognate two CWR courses as departmental courses in English and may substitute a thesis in CWR for the thesis in English. One three-hour seminar. The first day consists of 15 to 20 passages from the full range of genres, periods, and geographies taught in the department; students write about three. Two 90-minute seminars. Special emphasis on the development of a language and imagery of social criticism. The class will be organized, for the most part, chronologically, beginning with the likes of Bacon and Hobbes, and ending with some contemporary examples of and reflections on the form. Two lectures, one preceptorial. Please join us for our English Department At-Home. Tuition, Fees, and Other Financial Matters, Degree of Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Program of Study for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts, Program of Study for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Reading Period, Dean's Date, and End-of-Term Work, Academic Standing, Leaves of Absence, and Reinstatement, Special Features of the Undergraduate Program, Graduate School, Departments & Programs of Study, Office of the Registrar, Course Information, Literature and Culture before 1700 (pre-1700), Literature and Culture from 1900-present (post-1900). Two lectures, one 50-minute preceptorial. 0 0 likes | 0 0 plays. An examination of the responses of Victorian novelists, poets, social critics, and graphic artists to poverty, industrialization, the "woman question," prostitution, slum life, and other social and political issues of the day. The department is united by a passion for works of the imagination and for thinking about what they mean and the difference they make in the world. Two lectures, one preceptorial. CLASS OF 2021: Comprehensive examinations are set at the end of the senior year, in two four-hour parts on consecutive days. A few rules regarding departmental courses: The Rule of 12. Allow several weeks for test scores to reach the University. This course studies the literature of the last decades of the Victorian era, often referred to as the. The course will consider rural-urban interaction; forms of pastoral and anti-pastoral; representations of plant or animal life; images of place and region; influence of geography, ecology, and evolutionary biology on modern literary expression. Topics may include sex and gender in the Renaissance, Shakespearean comedies, Elizabethan and Jacobean drama, Renaissance lyric poetry. Texts may be drawn from a broad range of periods, regions, and cultures. One chapter or 20 pages of the thesis is due in December. A study of the development of American literature within the context of the shifting social, intellectual, and literary conventions of the period. The study of 16th-century literature, both prose and poetry, in order to define the achievement of the English Renaissance. A study of English drama from its medieval origins to Restoration comedy, with special attention to the astonishingly vital commercial theater of the Renaissance. Two lectures, one preceptorial. Two 90-minute seminars. English concentrators graduate as incisive readers, cogent thinkers, and persuasive writers. Emphasis will be on each play as a work of art and on Shakespeare's development as a poet and dramatist. Assistant Professor Monica Huerta addresses "Anti-racism and the Problem of the Soul" at the Los Angeles Review of Books. The Trans Studies Symposium will bring together artists, scholars, and community organizers to be in dialogue about the current state of trans studies and movement building. One 90-minute lecture, one 90-minute preceptorial. Two 90-minute seminars. There students attend a special LCH seminar with a Princeton English professor and receive support for independent work, while also attending courses taught through the University of London. Tracks in Creative Writing and Theater. This survey of 19th-century British poetry will explore the ways in which Victorian poetry and poetic form influenced and were influenced by national movements: education, empire, voting reform, gender relations, and the rise of technology. Honors are decided by each cohort and not a set number. Two lectures, one preceptorial. Two 90-minute seminars. With an emphasis on British, Australian, and American poetry from 1945 to the present, this course covers a range of work. One 90-minute lecture, two classes. Welcome Sophomores and First-Year Students! Why and how do these authors use the term diaspora to describe their experiences? A reading of fiction by African, Caribbean, and African American women writers. Contact. Two lectures, one preceptorial. An intensive introduction to the English language spoken and written in the British Isles approximately 500 to 1100 C.E., leading to a critical survey of the literature. One three-hour seminar. A study of the interaction of literature, culture, and politics during the 17th century. Departmental courses (excluding the Junior Seminar): 50%, Junior Independent Work: 7.5% Junior Paper; 7.5% Junior Seminar, Comprehensive Exam/Common Works Exam: 10% percent. Two lectures, one preceptorial. Information about the School of Engineering and Applied Science operations during Research Level 2 is available on https://engineering-resources.princeton.edu/. Department of English, Princeton University December 17, 2020 at 9:10 AM “Thinking Forward Arts and Humanities” - English Professor Autumn Wo ... mack is a panelist. Here's one way to connect while we are apart: "Here and There," the English Department podcast and literary review, made by our English Outreach Interns and featuring student prose, poetry, illustrated graphic fiction and non-fiction, visual art, radio storytelling, and interviews with English faculty and members of the Princeton communi. Among the major figures to be studied are the Shelleys, Byron, and Keats. When registering for the test, you must request that your scores be sent to Princeton University, Office of Graduate Admissions (institution code 2672, no department code is required). The course will consider the aesthetic and cultural power of dramatic texts and the theater's characteristic production of social anxiety. Certificate Programs. An intensive study of various aspects of Renaissance literature. This course introduces students to the range of the essay form as it has developed from the early modern period to our own. Department Literary Review: Shelter in Place, Here's one way to connect while we are apart: "Here and There," the English Department podcast and literary review, made by our English Outreach Interns and featuring student prose, poetry, illustrated graphic fiction and non-fiction, visual art, radio storytelling, and interviews with English faculty and members of the Princeton communi. The English department’s beginnings can perhaps be traced to as early as 1864, when John S. Hart was the first to be officially recognized as a “Lecturer on English Literature” at the University. These ten works will each be taught at least once, and addressed in other forums, in the subsequent two years. Selections include a wide range of literary types from. How do the works of a new generation of writers from Africa and the Caribbean transform theories of globalization? Final Public Oral Exam--Brittney M. Edmonds, Intersections Working Group Book Club with Yomaira C. Figueroa-Vásquez, Intersections Working Group Book Club with Hsuan Hsu. Students who will receive a certificate in another discipline, and who can show (in their coursework or independent work) vital connections with their studies in English, may count one course in that discipline toward their studies in English, by permission of the Departmental Representative. Princeton University Press is headquartered in the United States. An examination of some of the best literature written for the stage since the Second World War. A study of Shakespeare's plays, covering the first half of his career. A study of major figures from the Augustan Age through the Age of Johnson: Swift, Pope, Fielding, Boswell, Johnson, Sterne, and Blake. A study of Milton's poetry and prose, with particular attention to Milton's poetic style and development and his indebtedness to various classical traditions. Two lectures, one preceptorial. A study of major plays by Ibsen, Strindberg, Jarry, Chekhov, Pirandello, Brecht, and Beckett. Through its editions and publications, the German Department in Princeton has a strong focus on critical theory and early 20th century media theory. In keeping with the goals of the University at large, the Department of English seeks to cultivate and sustain an extremely diverse, cosmopolitan, and lively intellectual community. Nineteenth- and 20th-century literature by American women, with particular emphasis on their historical, cultural, and critical contexts. The focus will be on a group of related plays falling within a specific historical period, the developing work of one playwright, or the relationships among thematics, characterization, and structure. Throughout, the intersections between state policy and individual lives will be considered, such that while the course is premised on grand geopolitical questions, attention will focus on localized examples: specific texts, close reading. The development of women's writing from the 18th century to the present with readings in poetry, fiction, and drama. Two 90-minute seminars. The Junior Seminar instructor advises each member of the seminar on class selection for the spring. Two 90-minute seminars. The Department of English and the Council of the Humanities invite you to a rehearsed reading of Colm Tóibín’s Pale Sister by Lisa Dwan. The A.B. Juniors and seniors pursue independent work on subjects of their choosing in collaboration with the faculty. One three-hour seminar. The course introduces the student by this means to the characteristically medieval aspects of Chaucer's poetry. A close study of the works of one or two authors. Two lectures, one preceptorial. One lecture, two classes. Examines how literature defines concepts of "nature'' or "environment'' from agrarian to postindustrial times. Don’t miss this opportunity to witness this amazing performance. Other updates may be found on our Coronavirus Information pages. Students who exceed the 31-course requirement for graduation may exceed the Rule of 12 by as many courses (e.g., if you take 32 courses total, you can exceed the rule of 12 by one course). A student in the A.B. A study of the major forms and traditions of American literature during the earlier 19th century, with main emphasis on such writers as Poe, Hawthorne, Melville, Emerson, Thoreau, Dickinson, and Whitman. This page collects recent public-facing writing by English Department alumni, faculty and current students (undergraduate and graduate) that addresses urgent contemporary topics, including the pandemic, the national reckoning with racism, the environment, and the role of arts in times of crisis. While a high-powered research institution, Princeton also maintains a feeling of intimacy. Information about the GRE and English language testing requirements can be found here. The Junior Paper. English concentrators must take a total of 10 courses: the Junior Seminar (ENG 300), one designated course in Literary and Cultural History (LCH), and eight departmental courses. May include Austen, Dickinson, Wordsworth, George Eliot, Dickens, Melville, Faulkner, James, Stevens, or Woolf, among others. Readings will be chosen from verse romance, drama, political and religious writings, romance and/or lyric. A detailed discussion of different bodies of theatrical literature, with emphasis and choice of materials varying from year to year. It will consider how writers as various as Sidney, Hume, Johnson, Emerson, Woolf, C.L.R. The English Department has many concentrators with a strong interest in Creative Writing and Theater, and offers special programs for students pursuing certificates in those closely related subjects. Emphasis upon the preparation and delivery of expository and persuasive speeches before audiences composed of the speaker's fellow students. Department Roster: Fall 1996/Spring 1997 Department FAX: (609) 258-1607 Fundamental questions about the nature, function, and value of literary theory. 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