We meet MWF 10:10 – 11:00 in SC W101
The calendar on the right leads you to a detailed schedule. Quizzes and papers are marked in yellow and red. A general overview is below. We will spend one month on Old English and Anglo-Norman, one month on Medieval, and five weeks on Renaissance literature.
Overview of Assignments:
Our aim is to chart historical changes in literary style between the years 600 and 1680. Audiences have particular expectations (of genre, character, themes, setting, etc.) and poets try to meet or surpass them. In any given era, the arts rely on a set of related ideas and themes drawn from wider society, external influences, scientific discoveries, and so on. These ideas and themes motivate artistic styles that appear in literature, painting, fashion, and so forth.
The first style we will examine is the appositive style.
Week 1: Introduction
Week 2: Meter & Rhetoric
Week 3: Old English Lyrics
Week 4: Old English Epic
The second style we will examine is the allegorical style.
Week 5: Medieval Epics
Week 6: Medieval Epics
Week 7: Gawain
Week 8: Chaucer
Week 9: Chaucer
The third style we will examine is the associative style.
Week 10: Milton
Week 11: Milton
The fourth style we will examine is the metaphysical style.
Week 12: Donne
Week 13: Donne
Week 14: Marvell, Herbert, and Philips
Week 15: Final Thoughts
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