Course Contents

Unit 1 General background to Renaissance and Reformation 1.1 Elizabethan Drama 1.2 Elizabethan Poetry 1.3 Elizabethan Prose Unit 2 The development of the sonnet 2.1. Introduction 2.2. History Unit 3 Milton, the metaphysical, and the cavalier poets 3.1. The Background of Poet 3.2. Historical Perspectives Unit 4 The Age of Reason and Neo-classicism 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Characteristics 4.3 Basic Reasons Unit 5 Restoration Drama 5.1 New Trends 5.2 Characteristics 5.3 Styles of Dramatists Unit 6 Augustan Satire 6.1 Characteristics 6.2 Historical Context 6.3 Political and Religious context Unit 7 the Rise of the Novel 7.1 Trends 7.2 Famous Novelists 7.3 Historical Backgrounds Unit 8 Romanticism 8.1 Romantic Poetry 8.2 Historical Background 8.3 Romantic Poets 8.4 The Lake Poets

Course Synopsis

This course describes the Anglo-saxon period to American literary and cultural studies, from the Renaissance to the contemporary. Written forms ranging from illuminated manuscripts to graphic novels, from poetry to postmodern fiction will be explored in this course.

Course Learning Outcomes

 Students will learn to identify themselves effectively in a variety of forms.  Support interpretive claims about a variety of texts (critical thinking).  Identify the salient features of literary texts from a broad range of English and American literary periods.  Demonstrate knowledge of the History or culture of the English language.