English 10A-2 - Fall, 2016

Literatures in English I: to 1700

Class Information

Instructor: Petrosillo, Sara
CRN: 32373
Time: MWF 1:10-2:00
Location: 1283 Grove

Grading

    Participation & Homework: 10%
    Quizzes & Debate: 15%
    Close Reading Paper: 15%
    Research Paper and Proposal: 30%
    Midterm: 10%
    Final Exam: 20%

Texts

    Anglo-Saxon poems and riddles
    Middle English lyrics
    Lais, Marie de France
    The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale, Geoffrey Chaucer
    Excerpts from A Revelation of Love, Julian of Norwich
    Excerpts from the Book of Margery Kempe
    The Fair Maid of Astolat, Thomas Malory
    Speeches and poetry of Queen Elizabeth I
    Excerpts from Astrophil and Stella, Philip Sidney
    Excerpts from Amoretti, Edmund Spencer
    Poetry of Christopher Marlowe
    Poetry of John Donne
    As You Like It, William Shakespeare
    Poetry of Anne Bradstreet
    Various 20th and 21st century criticism