Eng: 19th Century Russian Literature
Explore the psychological depth, moral complexity, and enduring questions of nineteenth-century Russian literature through the works of Chekhov, Tolstoy, Gogol, and Turgenev.
English
Stories give shape to the confusion of our lives. English courses at Pomfret challenge students to engage fully with the texts, their teachers, and their peers in discussion-based classes. Students write often, in a variety of genres, from the analytical to the personal to the imaginative. Our English faculty comprises teachers who love the literary arts and make it a large part of their lives. The Department also offers an exciting annual lineup of visiting authors, further broadening the horizon of what is possible for our students.
English Courses
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Eng: A Tale of Two Cities
Explore Dickens’s A Tale of Two Cities as both a historical novel and a serialized work shaped by revolution, readership, and literary innovation.
Eng: Absurdism
Explore the literature of Absurdism and its search for meaning through humor, paradox, and the complexities of modern life.
Eng: Acting Shakespeare
Explore Shakespeare’s enduring works through performance, developing the tools to analyze, prepare, and embody the Bard’s iconic characters.
Eng: All About Adaptation
Analyze how stories transform across media through the study of acclaimed literary works and their film adaptations, culminating in an original adaptation project.
Eng: Americans in Paris
Explore the literature of the Lost Generation through the works of Hemingway and fellow American writers abroad in twentieth-century Paris.
Eng: British Romantic Poetry
Examine the poetry, forms, and ideas of British Romanticism while developing your own poetic voice.
Eng: Capote’s In Cold Blood
Explore the fascinating and often unsettling world of true crime through Truman Capote's In Cold Blood. Alongside the primary text, students will engage with true crime articles and podcasts.
Eng: Creative Writing
Closely examine a diverse range of short stories to discover what makes them interesting, urgent, and socially relevant. Students will also write original stories from prompts and discuss them in an open workshop format.
Eng: David Foster Wallace
Explore the essays and fiction of David Foster Wallace while developing your own analytical and creative writing skills.
Eng: Dramaturgy
Learn what makes plays work through this deep-dive into the discipline of dramaturgy – the study of the craft of drama.
Eng: Ernest Hemingway
Investigate the life, style, and legacy of Ernest Hemingway through his fiction and extraordinary personal history.
Eng: Flannery O'Connor
Explore the American Gothic through the stories, characters, and dark humor of Flannery O’Connor.
Eng: From Page to Stage: 150 Years of Stagecraft
Trace the evolution of modern theater through dramatic texts, live performance analysis, and the creation of an original one-act play.
Eng: Into the Wild
Explore the connection between self, community, and place, focusing on how wilderness and community shape our human experience.
English Faculty
Kathleen Forrestal
English Teacher, Form Dean, Henry F. "Nick" Harris 1947 Endowed Chair in Literature
David Ring
English Teacher, Boys and Girls Varsity Cross Country Head Coach, Boys Varsity Crew Head Coach
