EN 321 - Renaissance & Enlightment Literature

Institution:

Arcadia University

Subject:

English

Description:

A selective study and appreciation of texts from 16th, 17th, and 18th century European literature with a focus on the English tradition and a consideration of the historical contexts of the works studied. Readings are drawn from Renaissance essayists and novelists such as Thomas More, Montaigne, Bacon and Cervantes; Elizabethan and Jacobean dramatists such as Jonson, Shakespeare, and Webster; English lyric poets such as Wyatt, Sidney, Spenser, Shakespeare, Donne, and Marvell; major works from later 17th century and Restoration authors such as Milton, Dryden and Congreve; and major figures from the 18th century like Pope, Swift, Voltaire, Defoe, Fielding and Sterne. Prerequisite: junior standing or above.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.arcadia.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 572-2900

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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