English 90m. Renaissance Metamorphoses

Instructor: Leah Whittington
TBD | Location: TBD
Enrollment: Limited to 15 students

This course traces the reception of Ovid’s Metamorphoses through the diverse responses of Petrarch, Marlowe, Shakespeare, Spenser, Milton and Dryden, exploring how Renaissance writers fashioned their own poetry in response to the generative power of Ovid’s work.

This course satisfies the “Pre-1700 Guided Elective" requirement for English concentrators and Secondary Field students.