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English 10A-1 - Fall, 2011
Literatures in English I: to 1700
Class Information
Instructor:
Neil, Kelly
CRN:
62318
Time:
MWF 1:10-2:00
Location:
101 Olson
Description
This course focuses on English literature up to 1700 and prepares students for advanced literary studies through reading, discussing, and writing about a variety of texts in genres such as poetry, prose, and drama. In order to understand the historical context of these readings, we will probe some of the fascinating and troubling facets of law, science, politics, religion, and gender which comprised medieval and early modern world views. Students will study how literature reflects, shapes, and subverts these facets of English culture before 1700 by examining the work of various authors, including men and women, those of the upper class and the middling sort, English and American. Students will develop their abilities to closely analyze the language and form of a text, articulate how relationships may take shape between the literature and culture of pre-1700 England, and write compelling arguments constructed through the conventions of critical literary discourse.
Grading
Attendance and Participation: 10%
Quizzes and Homework: 15%
Close Reading Papers: 30% (two papers at 15% each)
Research Essay: 25%
Final Exam: 20%
Texts
Norton Anthology of English Literature, Vol. 1, 8th ed
, Greenblatt