ENG-377 Studies in the Essay

GER: TA (Critical, Analytical Interpretation of Texts)
Prerequisite: any first year writing seminar
The essay as a genre, beginning with work from early practitioners such as Montaigne, Hazlitt, Lamb, and Shonagon, and tracing its development to the dynamic form we see in contemporary work. Students will read both American and international writers and discuss works on the basis of both thematic and formal qualities. 4 credits.