Virginia Doland Dr. Doland holds a Ph.D. in English from the University of Southern California with concentrations in Renaissance, 18th Century, Prose Fiction, and Literary Theory. Her dissertation was entitled Versions of Pastoral:  Pastoral and Anti-Pastoral in Henry Fielding's Prose Fiction. Her recent research has concerned the theoretical foundations of the late 20th century shift in the understanding of the origins of the English Novel and its canonical implications. Although she has indulged her hobby for house renovation since her retirement in August 2005 (remodeling three homes in the interim), her focus on the theoretical shift in the understanding of the early English novel has continued unabated. Current Courses Courses Taught Studies in Critical Thinking and Writing A Studies in Critical Thinking and Writing B English Literature to 1798 English Literature from 1798 American Literature Renaissance Literature Fantasy Literature Seventeenth Century Literature Eighteenth Century Literature Victorian Literature Introduction to Shakespeare The Bloomsbury Group Israeli and Yiddish Literature Apocalyptic Literature English Novel Studies in Major Authors: Coleridge and Fielding Studies in Major Authors: Dostoyevsky and Faulkner History of Critical Theory: Plato to Eliot Contemporary Critical Theory Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama Sample Syllabi