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A study of The Canterbury Tales and related writings in the context of late medieval conceptions of society, God, love, and marriage. This course satisfies the requirement of a course emphasizing literature written before 1800, or a course emphasizing cultural context. Prerequisite: English 260 with a minimum grade of C-. 1.00 units, Lecture
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A study of two major medieval genres as they are developed in the works of Chaucer, Langland, the Gawain-poet, and Malory. The course will explore the structural and stylistic as well as the political, social, and psychological issues raised by these genres and the individual authors' treatments of them. This course satisfies the requirement of a course emphasizing literature written before 1800. Prerequisite: English 260 with a minimum grade of C-. 1.00 units, Lecture
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This course considers the critical acclaim for and commercial hype over black women's writing in the 20th century as a jumping off point for discussions of black women's literature since 2000. Considering the rich diversity of aesthetic and thematic approaches in 21st-century African American women's texts, we will consider what is distinctive about this work, as well as if and how it forms a continuum with an earlier canon. Some topics for discussion will include class identity, genre, the avant-garde and the influence of Oprah Winfrey. We will read poetry by Harryette Mullen, Elizabeth Alexander, and Claudia Rankine, fiction by Octavia Butler, ZZ Packer, Kim McLarin, and Jamaica Kincaid, and the work of playwright Suzan-Lori Parks. In order to form a basis for comparison, we will read a handful of foundational works published in the 20th century: Beloved, Their Eyes Were Watching God, and poetry collections by Gwendolyn Brooks and Maya Angelou. For English majors, this course satisfies the requirement of a course emphasizing cultural context, or a course emphasizing literature written after 1800 1.00 units, Lecture
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This course will study works in a variety of genres, from the lyric and the romance to the autobiography and the moral treatise, written by medieval women in England, Europe, and Asia. In addition to analyzing the texts themselves, we will be examining them within their social, historical, and political contexts as we discuss such issues as medieval women's literacy, education, and relationships to the male-authored literary traditions of their cultures. Through the term, we will be trying to determine the degree to which we can construct a recognizable woman's literary tradition for this period. This course satisfies the requirement of a course emphasizing literature written before 1800. Prerequisite: English 260 with a minimum grade of C-. 1.00 units, Lecture
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An introduction to literature and cultural theory by writers engaging with the British Empire, both past and present. While familiarizing ourselves with Anglophone works from India, Africa, and the Caribbean, we will also look at English representations of imperialism from the 19th and 20th centuries. What is the relationship between imperial identity and national identity How have historically marginalized figures responded to different forms of oppression, both by colonial forces and by governing structures and institutions Authors include Salman Rushdie, Bessie Head,V.S. Naipaul, Tsitsi Dangarembga, George Orwell, Tayeb Salih, Aimé Césaire, Patrick Williams, Laura Chrisman, and Jamaica Kincaid. For English majors, this course satisfies the requirement of a literary theory course, or a course emphasizing literature written after 1800. 1.00 units, Lecture
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The idea of a "lost" or undiscovered world has remained compelling from the adventures of Odysseus onward to the films of Steven Spielberg. Writers and filmmakers use images of a lost world to represent the "primitive," the powerful, the mysterious, the ideal -- whatever is not everyday experience. The course will compare a number of such representations, both in fiction and in film, examining how the media shape particular images as they do. Among the texts will be novels by Herman Melville, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, James Hilton, and Michael Crichton, and films like Lost Horizon, Jurassic Park, and both versions of The Lost World. Students should plan to be available on Monday evenings for film screenings. This course satisfies the requirement of a course emphasizing cultural contex 1.00 units, Lecture
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In this course we will study selected Shakespeare plays, with an emphasis on plays in performance and plays in their cultural contexts. Plays to be studied may include: King Lear, The Merchant of Venice, Othello, Titus Andronicus, Twelfth Night, and The Tempest. These choices are subject to change. This course fulfills the English major requirement of a course emphasizing literature written before 1800 or a literary theory course. Not open to first-year students. 1.00 units, Lecture
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Shakespeare's tragedies and British histories are plays fraught with bloody political violence, desperate soul searching, and the unyielding weight of human suffering. The course builds a narrative about the shaping of modern subjectivity as influenced by Protestantism, literacy, and early modern English politics. We will supplement careful textual analysis with critical secondary readings, and we will pay special attention to the ways in which Shakespeare used and manipulated the conventions of genre. Note: For English majors, this course satisfies the requirement of a course emphasizing literature written before 1800. 1.00 units, Seminar
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The early 17th century was one of the most important and contentious periods in English history, and literature was a formative part of its rich culture of debate and innovation. The Stuart monarchy was trying to establish an absolutist culture, and the resistance to it led to the first political revolution in modern Europe. The 17th century also witnessed the movement of women into public life and print as highly vocal poets, preachers, prophetesses, and political theorists. Advances in scientific inquiry reshaped how writers thought about the cosmos and their place in it. Readings will include works by Donne, Jonson, Marvell, the women poets Lanyer and Bradstreet, the quasi-scientific writings of Bacon and Burton, and samplings from the period's rich popular literature and pamphlet wars. For English majors, this course satisfies the requirement of a course emphasizing literature written before 1800. Prerequisite: English 260 with a minimum grade of C-. 1.00 units, Lecture
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A study of the relationship between the individual poetic voice and society during a century of violent social change. Readings will include Donne, Herbert, Jonson, Marvell, and Milton. 1.00 units, Lecture
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