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I Wish to Study English and American Literature   Having majored in literary studies (world literature) as an undergraduate, I would now akin to concentrate on English and American literature.   I am especially interested in nineteenth-century literature, womens literature, Anglo-Saxon poetry, and folklore and folk literature. My personal literary projects have knotted some combination of these subjects. For the oral section of my comprehensive exams, I specialized in nineteenth century novels by and about women. The relation ship amidst extravagantly and folk literature became the subject for my honors essay, which examined Toni Morrisons use of classical, biblical, African, and Afro-American folk tradition in her novel. I plan to work further on this essay, treating Morrisons former(a) novels and perhaps preparing a paper suitable for publication.   In my studies toward a doctoral degree, I hope to examine more closely the relationship between high and folk literat ure. My junior year and private studies of Anglo-Saxon language and literature have caused me to consider the question of where the divisions between folklore, folk literature, and high literature lie. Should I attend your school, I would like to resume my studies of Anglo-Saxon poetry, with special attention to its folk elements.   Writing poetry also figures prominently in my academic and captain goals. I have just begun submitting to the smaller journals with some success and am gradually building a working manuscript for a collection. The dominant musical theme of this collection relies on poems that draw from classical, biblical, and folk traditions, as well as everyday experience, in order to celebrate the process of giving and taking life, whether true or figurative. My poetry draws from and influences my academic studies. Much of what I read and study finds a place in my creative work as subject. At the equivalent time, I study the art of literature by taking part in the creative process, experimenting with the tools used by other authors in the past.   In cost of a career, I see myself training literature, writing criticism, and going into editing or publishing poetry. Doctoral studies would be valuable to me in several ways. First, your teaching assistant ship program would provide me with the practical teaching experience I am eager to acquire.