ENGL 203 - Medieval and Renaissance Literature

Semester Offered: Second Semester
Credits (Range): 4 Hours
Attribute: 4 HU, WR

This course is canceled effective 10.04.2007.

This course surveys English literary history from the 12th-century to the 17th. As we explore early romances, epics, poems, and plays, we will be particularly interested in how genres change across what we now consider a major period boundary. What happens to textual representation under the pressure of dramatic historical shifts? How does literary entertainment reflect the differences between “pre-modern” and “early modern” culture? Why do we think in terms of “periods” anyway? Authors will include Marie de France, Chaucer, Malory, Spenser, Shakespeare, Donne, and Milton. Nature of Text. British, Pre-1700. Enrollment Limit: 23.
Instructor: J. Bryan
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: For complete prerequisites for this Introductory Gateway course, please refer to the English Program section titled “For Introductory Courses to the Study of English”.