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Class number:
2980
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Title: Topics in Renaissance Lit |
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Department: English |
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Career: Undergraduate |
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Component: Seminar |
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Session: Regular |
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Instructor's Permission Required: No |
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Grading Basis: Regular |
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Units: 1.00 |
| Enrollment limited to 19 |
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Current enrollment: 16 |
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Available seats: 3 |
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Start date: Monday, January 31, 2022 |
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End date: Monday, May 16, 2022 |
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Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Schedule: WF: 11:30AM-12:45PM, AAC - 231 |
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Instructor(s): Wheatley, Chloe |
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Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite: C- or better in English 260 or ENGL 160 or permission of instructor. |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets Humanities Requirement |
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Note: For English majors, this course satisfies the requirement of a course emphasizing literature written before 1700. |
Course Description:
This course will introduce students to English poetry, drama, and prose written between 1500 and 1700. Covering the time period from the flowering of the Renaissance through the English Civil Wars, the syllabus will be organized around the investigation of key topics and issues shaping the study of this formative period: How did canonical and non-canonical writers think about the relationship of thought and action, past and present, writing and reality? How did early modern preconceptions about race, class, and gender shape the way writers of this period thought not only about desire, sexuality, beauty, but also about religion and politics? What role did rapid development of new media technologies play (and continue to play) in the development of new genres, audiences, and ideas? |