ENGL 1191

ENGL 1191

Course information provided by the 2019-2020 Catalog.

Topics and reading lists vary from section to section, but all will engage in some way with the subject of British literature. Some sections may deal with fiction, poetry, or drama, and many include a mix of literary genres. Students will practice close, attentive, and imaginative reading and writing. Consult the John S. Knight Institute Current Courses webpage for current year offerings, instructors and section descriptions.


When Offered Fall, Spring.

Satisfies Requirement First-Year Writing Seminar.

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Jane Austen Made Me Do It

  • 18198 ENGL 1191   SEM 102

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: To Be Like Gods: Antiquity to Renaissance

  • 18199 ENGL 1191   SEM 103

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Eros and the Sonnet

  • 18200 ENGL 1191   SEM 104

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Oscar Wilde

  • 18201 ENGL 1191   SEM 105

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Literary Ecologies of Nature and Culture

  • 18204 ENGL 1191   SEM 108

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: The Idea of the University

  • 18205 ENGL 1191   SEM 109

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Writers, Thinkers, and Iconoclasts

  • 18206 ENGL 1191   SEM 110

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/