ENG 270 - British Literature I: From Beowulf to Gothic Literature
Prerequisites: WTNG 102
Fulfills a course requirement in the English Literature Core Concentration
This course surveys British literature from Beowulf to the late 18th century. It provides a sense of literary history, as well as an understanding of socio-cultural ideologies (e.g., religion, gender, class, human relationships) and historical events that are both reflected and projected by texts read within canonical “periods” (e.g., the world of Old English, Restoration Drama, the Enlightenment, and the Gothic.) It covers a variety of genres, but (for obvious reasons) the focus is weighted toward poetry. This course requires a heavy reading load in both primary texts and cultural backgrounds. Authors will include the Beowulf poet, Chaucer, Sidney, Donne, Milton, Pope, Johnson, selected Romantic poets, and a Gothic novelist.
3 credits
Fall
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