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Book Info for Spring 2024

Below are some details about book orders for spring 2024 courses. This is a work in progress, as professors are still considering materials for the spring. The list will be updated throughout December and January as further details are provided by professors. In many cases professors will be providing materials within the course in the form of PDFs or links, so the book listings below won’t always tell the whole story of what materials/texts students will encounter during the semester.

ENGL 508 – History of Drama in English (Dr. Kilpatrick)

  • Gainor, J. Ellen, et al, eds. The Norton Anthology of Drama, Third Edition (Two-Volume Set). Norton, 2017. ISBN: 9780393283495. [Please note, this includes Vol 1: ISBN: 9780393283471 and Vol 2: ISBN: 9780393283488.]

ENGL 515 Hispanic and Latino Literature (Dr. Reissig-Vasile)

  • Garcia, Cristina.  Dreaming in Cuban . Ballantine Books, 1993. ISBN: 978-0345381439.

ENGL 524 From Reason to Imagination (Dr. Sax)

  • Bacon, Frances. Francis Bacon: The Major Works (Oxford World’s Classics). Oxford University Press, 2008. ISBN: 0199540799.
  • Blanning, Tim. The Romantic Revolution: A History. Modern Library Chronicles, 2010. ISBN: 9780812980141. 
  • Clarke, Susanna. Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell. Mass Market Paperback, 2006. ISBN: 0765356155.  
  • Hoffmann, E. T. A. Tales of Hoffmann, trans. R. J. Hollingdale. Penguin, 1982. ISBN: 9780140443929.
  • Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein. Dover, 1994. ISBN: 0486282112.
  • Thomas, Keith. Religion and the Decline of Magic. 2 ed. Penguin, 2012. ISBN: 0140137440.

ENGL 541 Search for Identity in American Lit (Dr. Loots)

The books listed below are recommended but not necessarily required. It will be possible to navigate the semester without purchasing these specific books by locating versions of the assigned readings online or in a library. And I will provide PDFs of some of the shorter readings from the Norton, as much as I am allowed. Still, if you’re focusing on American Lit during your MA studies, or want to be on the exact same page as I, or just want to build up your library with quality books, I highly recommend purchasing these:

  • Hurston, Zora Neale. Their Eyes Were Watching God. Amistad 75th Anniversary edition, 2006. ISBN: 978-0061120060.
  • Levine, Robert, et al., editors. The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Shorter 10th Edition (Two-Volume Set). W.W. Norton, 2022. ISBN: 978-0393884449.

ENGL 546 Working Women in the USA: 1865 to Present (Dr. Gogol)

  • Dreiser, Theodore. Sister Carrie. Vintage Classics, 2021. ISBN: 9780593314883.
  • Oates, Joyce Carol. Marya: A Life. EP Dutton, 1986. ISBN: 9780062269218.