ENGL 4403 British Renaissance

Survey of major British authors of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries; authors may include Spenser, Sidney, Marlowe, Donne, Jonson, Herbert, Milton, and Marvell.

Registration Name

British Renaissance

Lecture Hours

3

Lab Hours

0

Credits

3

Prerequisite

2000-level ENGL course with a grade of "C" or better.

Offered

Demorest: Every third year

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon the completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate the following outcome-based learning skills:

1. Read a selection of major English texts composed in the late 16th and 17th centuries.
2. Discuss textual criticism, close readings techniques, philology, the literary texts themselves, and critical approaches to epics.
3. Discuss thoughtfully and critically the place such material should take in your education.