ENG 520 Renaissance Literature

A thematically organized, theoretically informed survey of works from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Writers studied may include: More, Sidney, Spenser, Marlowe, Shakespeare, Bacon, Cary, Wroth, Marvell and Milton. While the focus is on English authors, the course will also include works by Spanish, French, Italian, and other European writers. Readings in primary texts will be supplemented by present-day works by historians, literary critics, and filmmakers. Students will develop independent research projects. (3 credits)

Credits

3