Instructor: Anna Wilson
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:30-2:45 pm | Location Sever 107
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Enrollment: Limited to 27 students.
In this course we will read some of the most significant and influential works of literature written in England before 1700. We will encounter the genres, tropes, forms, and language of medieval and early modern English literature, while exploring how these texts respond to and shape issues of their time, including war, political regimes, the emergence of national, racial, and religious identities, and changing attitudes to gender and sexuality. We will also develop a foundational range of critical writing skills and methods for approaching English literature.
Note: Be sure to attend first class meeting to be considered for admittance.