ENGLISH 40 - Arrivals

Institution:

Harvard University

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Description:

An introduction to major works in English literature from Beowulf through the seventeenth century, the course will explore various ways that new identities are created through the cultural forces that shape poets, genres, and group identity. We will hone close reading skills and introduce rhetorical tropes. Our study of the language will culminate in a new text of a Middle English play, which the class will produce and perform.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.harvard.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 495-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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