ENGLISH 200 - Jacobean Revolutions

Institution:

Hobart William Smith Colleges

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The Jacobean era (1603-1625) brought a great many revolutions toEngland- in science, in philosophy, in medicine, in religion, incosmology, in economics, and in politics.The new world of theseventeenth century offered staggering new possibilities, andrenaissance minds boggled to make sense of it all.In this course, wewill explore how poets, essayists, and dramatists from this era actedas midwives for the birth of modernity. Readings will include poetry,prose, and drama by Donne, Jonson, Herbert, Herrick, Montaigne, Bacon,Burton, Cary, Beaumont, Middleton, Webster, and Ford. (Carson, offeredalternate years)

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.HWS.EDU

Phone Number:

(315) 781-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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