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ENG 231 – Literature of England I

DETAILS
Semester-hour credits:	3
Tuition:	$448.50
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DESCRIPTION
This course provides a broad survey of English literature from the Middle Ages through the mid- and later eighteenth century, focusing on significant texts and their literary, social, intellectual, and historical contexts. It mostly omits Shakespeare, on the assumption that students will take a separate course or courses on that author. Rather than simply following a chronological approach, the course is divided into three parallel sections. The first quickly surveys the historical and literary periods covered. They are the Medieval Era, including the Old English (or Anglo-Saxon), and Middle English Periods; the Early Modern or Renaissance Era, including the Tudor, Elizabethan, Jacobean, Caroline, and Interregnum Periods; and the Neoclassical and Pre-Romantic Era, including the Restoration and Augustan Periods, the Age of Johnson or Age of Sensibility, and the Pre-Romantic period. The second section considers a sequence of great narrative poems from the periods covered by the course. Finally, the third section will traverse the literary-historical territory yet again, this time looking at cultural cross-currents embodied in some of the poetry, fiction, and drama of these eras.

REQUIRED MATERIALS & TEXTBOOKS
	The Norton Anthology of English Literature, 8th ed., ed. Stephen Greenblatt, Vol. I, New York: Norton, 2005.

	A Handbook to Literature, by William Harmon and Hugh Holman, 10th ed., Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2006.

	English 231 Supplements and Summaries, by William E. Sheidley and Russell J. Meyer

COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Students must complete the assigned readings in Norton I (8th ed.), in Handbook, and in the English 231 Supplements and Summaries. To measure their own progress throughout the course, students should write answers to the Study Questions included in each lesson and check their answers against the answer keys provided at the end of the Study Guide. Students are also encouraged to address any questions they may have about the readings to the instructor. Three major examinations, one on each section of the course plus additional questions on the third exam covering the entire course, will provide the major opportunity for students to demonstrate their understanding of the course material. Students must arrange for an appropriate person to administer and proctor the exams. Performance on these tests will account for 60% of the final grade. A series of four short papers responding to selected works will account for approximately 40% of the final grade. Specific assignments are given in the schedule under lessons 2, 6, 9, and 15.

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