English 115A
The English Renaissance (through the 16th century)
| Section | Semester | Instructor | Time | Location | Course Areas |
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| 1 | Fall 2014 | Marno, David
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MWF 3-4 | 166 Barrows |
Book List
Greenblatt, Stephen: The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Ninth Edition, Volume B: The Sixteenth and the Seventeenth Century; Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Description
In this course, we follow how English authors from Thomas More to John Donne participated in the grand cultural project of the Renaissance, defined by the belief that consuming and producing culture would elevate human beings above their natural state. Many of our authors supported the project; some opposed it fervently. But willingly or not, everyone we read during the semester contributed to it, if only by virtue of recording their impressions, thoughts, feelings, and fancies in writing. Our aim in the course is to understand both the project of the Renaissance and the beliefs behind it by looking at the works of Francis Petrarch, Thomas Wyatt, Mary Sidney, William Shakespeare, and John Donne, among others.
This course satisfies the pre-1800 requirement for the English major.
Other Recent Sections of This Course
fall, 2022 |
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115A/1 |
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