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ENGL253
Renaissance Plays and Poems: The Tudor Period
ENGL253 SP
Not Currently Offered
Literature of the Renaissance from 1485 to 1603 is studied,
including Marlowe, Shakespeare, Spenser and the sonneteers.
We shall study the emergence of modern subjectivity in
tragedy and the lyric, the construction of sexuality in
romance and domestic tragedy, and forms of class struggle
in citizen comedy.
MAJOR READINGS
EVERYMAN
Kyd, SPANISH TRAGEDY
Marlow, DR. FAUSTUS
ARDEN OF FAVERSHAM
Heywood, A WOMAN KILLED WITH KINDNESS
Shakespeare, HAMLET, OTHELLO
Poems by Wyatt, Surrey, Sidney, Shakespeare, Donne
Spenser, THE FAERIE QUEENE (selections)
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Midterm and final, paper.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Prerequisite is
ENGL201 or permission of instructor. ENGL201 may be taken
concurrently.
This course counts towards the English department's pre-1800
and historical knowledge requirements.
COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Lecture
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA ENGL
Prerequisites:
ENGL201
Last Updated on MAR-22-1999
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