Renaissance Plays and Poems: The Tudor Period
ENGL 253
Spring 2007 not offered
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A study of Renaissance English literature from 1485 to 1603, 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. |
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Essential Capabilities:
None |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ENGL |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: ENGL201 |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
Major Readings:
EVERYMAN
Kyd, SPANISH TRAGEDY
Marlow, DR. FAUSTUS ARDEN OF FAVERSHAM
Heywood, A WOMAN KILLED WITH KINDNESS
Anon, ARDEN OF FAVERSHAM
Shakespeare, HAMLET, OTHELLO
Dekker, SHOEMAKER'S HOLIDAY
Poems by Wyatt, Surrey, Sidney, Shakespeare, Donne
Spenser, THE FAERIE QUEENE (selections)
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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 requirement and fulfills the research option requirement for English honors candidates. |
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