ENGL 378
Nature/Writing Fall 2012
Division I
Cross-listed ENVI 378
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What do we mean by “nature”? How do we understand the relationships between “nature” and “culture”? In this course we will examine how various American writers have attempted to render conceptions of “nature” in literary form. We will compare treatments of various kinds of natural environments and trace the philosophical and stylistic traditions within the nature writing genre. The authors to be considered include Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, William Faulkner, Annie Dillard, Barry Lopez, Ursula LeGuin, and Wendell Berry.
The Class: Format: discussion/seminar
Limit: 25
Expected: 20
Class#: 1621
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation: two 10-page papers, regular class attendance, and participation in discussions
Prerequisites: a 100-level English course, or a score of 5 on the Advanced Placement examination in English Literature or a 6 or 7 on the International Baccalaureate
Enrollment Preferences: English majors and Environmental Studies concentrators
Unit Notes: meets post-1900 requirement in English major only if registration is under ENGL
Distributions: Division I
Notes: This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
ENGL 378 Division I ENVI 378 Division I
Attributes: ENVI Humanities, Arts + Social Science Electives

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