ENGL 601: Literary Research and Critical Contexts

RALPH BAUER
2115 Susquehanna Hall
Department of English
University of Maryland,
College Park, MD 20742

Phone: (301) 405 3797
E-Mail: bauerr@umd.edu
website: "http://www.mith2.umd.edu/fellows/bauer/home.html"

ENGLISH 601:
Literary Research and Critical Contexts
Tu........ 6:30pm- 9:00pm
(SQH 2119)
LITERARY RESEARCH AND CRITICAL CONTEXTS. English 601 is one of the two gateway courses for the graduate program, and it serves as an introduction to the skills, concepts, and tools used in advanced literary research. It is designed to cover 1) the resources available at local libraries and on the internet, and 2) the rudiments of bibliographic scholarship, textual theory, and editorial practice. We will pay special attention to the material conditions of textual transmission--that is, the ways in which manuscript, printed, and electronic texts move from production to reception--and the interpretative issues they raise. The class will combine wide-ranging readings (historical, critical, and theoretical).