ENGL 306 - Literature and the Scientific Revolution

This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Comparative Literature
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, WINT

What is our relationship to the natural world, to knowledge, to imagination, and to discovery? During the early modern era, emerging scientific practices offered a dazzling array of new strategies for discovering truth – challenging, and in turn being challenged by – the imaginative works of Renaissance authors such as Donne, Milton, Sidney, Shakespeare, Marlowe, and Cavendish. We will study the history of science during its “revolution,” through its relationship with poetry, drama, and rhetoric. British, Pre-1700.
Enrollment Limit: 20
Instructor: W. Hyman
Prerequisites & Notes
For complete prerequisites, please refer to the English Program section titled “Advanced Courses.”