ENG 270 - British Literature I: From Beowulf to Gothic Literature

Institution:

Roger Williams University

Subject:

ENGLISH LITERATURE

Description:

Fulfills a course requirement in the English Literature Core ConcentrationPrerequisite: WTNG 102This course surveys British literature from Beowulf to the late18th century. It provides a sense of literary history, as well as anunderstanding of socio-cultural ideologies (e.g., religion, gender, class,human relationships) and historical events that are both reflected andprojected by texts read within canonical "periods" (e.g., the world ofOld English, Restoration Drama, the Enlightenment, and the Gothic.) It covers a variety of genres, but (for obvious reasons) the focus isweighted toward poetry. This course requires a heavy reading load inboth primary texts and cultural backgrounds. Authors will includethe Beowulf poet, Chaucer, Sidney, Donne, Milton, Pope, Johnson,selected Romantic poets, and a Gothic novelist.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.rwu.edu

Phone Number:

(401) 253-1040

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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