University of Colorado in Boulder Offers These Cool Classes in English

From the time I could use a computer, one of my biggest dreams was to write professionally. I'm no poet. I've tried repeatedly to be a screenwriter. And, I've practiced until my fingers were raw to do what I'm doing now. With some education, I think I've grown into the writer I wanted to be. You need to better understand the field you want to write for to become a better poet, author or screenwriter. Here is a list of the courses in English literature I most recommend you take at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

What is English?

The term English literature refers to literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by writers not necessarily from England; Joseph Conrad was Polish, Robert Burns was Scottish, James Joyce was Irish, Dylan Thomas was Welsh, Edgar Allan Poe was American, Salman Rushdie is Indian, V.S. Naipaul is Trinidadian. In other words, English literature is as diverse as the varieties and dialects of English spoken around the world. In academia, the term often labels departments and programmes practising English studies in secondary and tertiary educational systems.

General Literature and Language

Coolest courses in General Literature and Language

ENGL 1260: Introduction to Women's Literature (3 Credits) - Introduces literature by women in England and America. This class covers both poetry and fiction and varying historical periods. Students will be acquainted with the contribution of women writers to the English literary tradition and investigates the nature of this contribution.

ENGL 1500: Masterpieces of British Literature (3 Credits) - Students will be introduced to a range of major works of British literature, including at least one play by Shakespeare, a pre-20th century English novel, and works by Chaucer and or Milton.

ENGL 1600: Masterpieces of American Literature (3 Credits) - Better understand the American literary and artistic heritage through an intensive study of a few centrally significant texts with this great course. Studies will focus on works written before the 20th century.