English 149-1 - Fall, 2015

Topics in Literature

Topic: Shakespeare's Sonnets

Class Information

Instructor: Nez, Thomas
CRN: 73365
Time: MWF 1:10-2:00
Location: 101 Olson

Grading

Three short critical essays and brief e-mail commentary; a final examination in essay form. Students, in groups, will lead discussion of certain sonnets. First essay: 15%; 2nd and 3rd essays, 20% each; final examination, 25%; classwork, including e-mail, 20%

Texts

The Sonnets (in the Pelican Shakespeare series, published by Penguin), Shakespeare, ed. by Stephen Orgel