Literature has given us countless tales of intrigue, but some of the most captivating mysteries aren’t found within the pages ...

The Department of English Language and Literature aims to teach all students to write and speak well and to read skillfully, thoughtfully and with pleasure. We offer many courses that stress literary ...

James E. Miller Jr. made his scholarly reputation with studies of American authors ranging from Walt Whitman to T.S. Eliot, and he brought the country's literary tradition to life for three decades of ...

Larzer Ziff, a globally renowned scholar of American literary culture and intellectual history and an inspirational mentor, died Nov. 25. Ziff, a professor emeritus and research professor in the ...

Some books remind you what it means to truly feel words. These classics move beyond pages and time, carrying stories that ...

Last September, professors at elite American colleges finally began to admit what has been apparent for the last dozen years: Their students cannot read. No, they are not illiterate. But they cannot ...

Assists in the development of the basics of written expression and reading, including grammar, sentence and paragraph structure, thesis formulation, complexities of expository works. Pass/No Pass only ...

Literature hews to standards outside of the democratic logic. A canonical work does not attain that status by majority consent. Claims of merit do not require a reader’s consent to be authoritative.

ONE fact about our literature has not received adequate attention, — the fact that it had no childhood. In its beginnings it was the record of a people who had long passed the age of play and dreams, ...

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