ENGL2056 Renaissance and England
Later Year Course
| Offered By | School of Cultural Inquiry |
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| Academic Career | Undergraduate |
| Course Subject | English |
| Offered in | ENGL2056 will not be offered in 2010 |
| Unit Value | 6 units |
| Course Description |
The course will examine a wide range of literary works from the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. It will also explore some connections between English literature and the European Renaissance, including creative translations and some parallel developments in painting and music. Works by Wyatt, Surrey, Spenser, Shakespeare, Jonson and Milton will provide the focus for study. |
| Learning Outcomes | On satisfying the requirements for this course students will have enhanced analytical and critical skills, broadened their historical understanding and have informed knowledge of some major and representative works from the period. |
| Indicative Assessment |
2,500 word essay (50%) and final examination (50%). |
| Workload |
20 hours of lectures and 1 hour tutorial per week. Normally students could expect to spend 8 hours per week on work related to this course. |
| Areas of Interest | English |
| Eligibility | Successful completion of two First Year English courses or comparable expertise in historical or medieval studies. |
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Assumed Knowledge and Required Skills |
Those relevant to the courses indicated under 'eligibility' above. |
| Requisite Statement |
Any two First Year English courses or comparable expertise in historical or cultural studies. |
| Prescribed Texts |
Norbrook, D (Ed.), The Penguin Book of Renaissance Verse Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida and Timon of Athens Milton, Paradise Lost |
| Preliminary Reading |
* Norbrook, D (ed), The Penguin Book of Renaissance Verse |
| Indicative Reading List |
There will be a 'brick' containing edited historical and contextual material. Relevant journals inlcud The Journal of Renaissance Studies and Exemplaria: A Journal of Theory in Medieval and Renaissance Studies.
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| Majors/Specialisations | English |
| Academic Contact | To Be Advised |
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