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Contesting Marriage in Early Modern England
ENGL271 FA
An examination of the struggle to define and regulate marriage and sexuality in Shakespeare and his contemporaries, focussing on the emergence of modern marriage and marriage and its doubles, broken nuptials and
prostitution.
MAJOR READINGS
Selections from 16th-17th C conduct books and Sermons;
Shakespeare, Selected Comedies, OTHELLO;
Heyword, WOMAN KILLED WITH KINDNESS.
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Two papers.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
This course meets the English department's pre-1800 requirement.
Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed
Drop/Add form to the Registrar's
Office.
COURSE FORMAT:
Discussion
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level:
UGRD
Credit:
1
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ENGL
Grading Mode:
Graded
Prerequisites:
NONE
SECTION 01
- Instructor(s): Friedberg,Harris A.
- Times: ..T.T.. 02:40PM-04:00PM; Location: FISK412
- Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 15)
- SR. major: 5 Jr. major: 5
- SR. non-major: 2 Jr. non-major: 2 SO: 1 FR: X
Special Attributes:
- Curricular Renewal: Focused Inquiry Course
Last Updated on MAR-24-2000
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