ENGL 308 - Visuality, Materiality, and Renaissance Literature

Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, WINT

This course will consider the relationship between the verbal, visual, and material in early modern culture and literature. Renaissance printed books, portraits, jewelry, perspective paintings, automatons, anatomy theaters, machines, maps, stage sets, costumes and more will be read alongside the works of authors like Spenser, Marlowe, Shakespeare, Donne, Ralegh, Milton, Jonson, Webster, Carew, Middleton, and Wroth, incorporating a range of theoretical perspectives. Class will include regular visits to Special Collections and the AMAM. Pre-1800. Field trips required.

Enrollment Limit: 20
Instructor: W. Hyman

Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: ENGL 299 or two 200-level course. Requirements can be waived with instructor consent.
This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Comparative Literature