ENGL 381 | Major Authors

The selected author of study for any given term varies according to the instructor's specialization. For example, students might spend a semester studying William Blake, the Romantic period poet and artist, in relation to the mysterious subculture of London's artisan class, the political ideas advanced by the French Revolution, and the author's own battle with forces of social injustice and intellectual oppression; or Katherine Mansfield, the fascinating, fierce, and brilliant modernist whose interrogations of patriarchy and heteronormativity have made her a pivotal figure in early 20th-century studies of feminism and queer theory. Other recent offerings have studied the life and works of William Shakespeare, John Milton, Herman Melville, and Jane Austen. Please consult the department website for information on current and upcoming offerings.