Ph.D. and M.F.A. Reading Lists

Creative Writing

• M.F.A. and Ph.D. in Poetry (pdf)
• M.F.A. and Ph.D. in Fiction (pdf)

English Literature

• Medieval Literature (pdf)
• Renaissance Literature (pdf)
• Eighteenth-Century Literature (pdf)
• British Romanticism (pdf)
• Victorian Literature(pdf)
• Modernism (pdf)

American Literature

• Early American Literature (pdf)
• Modern Literature, 1910-1945 (pdf)
• Contemporary Literature, 1945-present (pdf)

Rhetoric and Composition
There is no comprehensive reading list, rather each candidate works out a reading list with his or her primary advisor and any other faculty members he or she wishes to consult.

Literary Theory (pdf)

Folklore (pdf)

For more lists and copies of sample exams, please contact Patricia Chapman.