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The Department of English at Yale teaches more than 100 English majors to graduates and the majority of freshmen in Yale College. The courses are designed to develop students' understanding of important works of English, and other literatures in English and to provide a historical perspective from which to read and analyze these works.
INTRODUCTION TO THEORY OF LITERATURE
WITH PAUL H. FRY
This is a survey of the main trends in twentieth-century literary theory. Lectures will provide background for the readings, while providing social perspectives on the questions: what is literature, how is it produced, how can it be understood, and what is its purpose?
MILTON
WITH JOHN ROGERS
This class is a study of Milton's poetry, with attention paid to his literary sources, his contemporaries, his controversial prose, and his decisive influence on the course of English poetry. Lectures include close readings of poetry, prose, and letters; examinations of historical and political contexts.
MODERN POETRY
WITH LANGDON HAMMER
This course covers the body of modem poetry, its characteristic techniques, concerns, and major poets. The authors discussed range from Yeats, Eliot, to Stevens, Moore, and Frost with additional lectures on the poetry of World War One, Imagism. Diverse methods of literary criticism are employed, such as historical, biographical, and gender criticism.
THE AMERICAN NOVEL SINCE 1945
WITH AMY HUNGERFORD
In “The American Novel Since 1945” students will study a wide range of works from 1945 to the present. The course traces the formal and thematic developments of the novel in this period, focusing on the relationship between writers and readers, the conditions of publishing, and the changing place of literature in American culture.
1. Students majoring in English at Yale will ______.
A. take more than 100 English courses
B. have a different opinion on history
C. well understand English literatures
D. easily analyze a historical work
2. What do John Rogers' and Langdon Hammer's courses have in common?
A. They deal with poetry.
B. They focus on criticism.
C. They include many poets.
D. They refer to history.
3. If you are interested in novels, whose class will you attend?
A. Paul H. Fry's. B. John Roger'.
C. Langdon Hammer's. D. Amy Hungerford's.
【答案】1. C 2. A 3. D
【解析】
【分析】本文是应用文，主要介绍耶鲁大学英语学院的一些英语专业的课程
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第一段“Undergraduate courses are designed to develop students’ understanding of important works of English,”（本科课程旨在培养学生对英语重要著作的理解）可知英语专业的学生会很好地理解英语文学相关的知识。故选C项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据John Rogers的课程“This class is a study of Milton’s poetry,”（这门课是对弥尔顿诗歌的研究）以及Langdon Hammer的课程“This course covers the body of modern poetry”（本课程涵盖现代诗歌的主体）由此可知两个课程的共同点是都会探讨诗歌。故选A项。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据THE AMERICAN NOVEL SINCE 1945 WITH AMY HUNGERFORD中的“In “The American Novel Since 1945” students will study a wide range of works from 1945 to the present.”（在“1945年以来的美国小说”中，学生们将学习1945年至今的广泛作品。）可知对小说感兴趣的话可以上Amy Hungerford的课。故选D项。
