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| English Literature Before 1700 (ENG 1122) Tim Wilson, Ph.D Ottawa, Canada |
The following are materials for the WINTER 2008 session. Course Details: - ENG 1122G -- Course Outline - Thursdays 5:30 - 8:30 - SMD 221 Lecture Notes: Jan 10: Introduction - What is Poetry? - Plato, Images of the Sun, Line and Cave - Plato, The Quarrel of Philosophy and Poetry Jan 17: The Middle Ages I - Background: The Middle Ages - Old English Literature Jan 24: The Middle Ages II - Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales Jan 31: Renaissance Contexts - Background: The Renaissance - Reformation: Tyndale, More, Calvin, Hooker - Humanism: Castiglione Feb 7: Art and Truth - Sidney, Defense of Poesy Feb 14: MID-TERM Feb 21: STUDY BREAK Feb 28: Sonnets - Background: On Sonnets - Sidney, Astrophil and Stella Mar 6: Sonnets - Spenser, Amoretti - Shakespeare, The Sonnets Mar 13: Utopian Fiction - More, Utopia, Book 1 Mar 20: Utopian Fiction - More, Utopia, Book 2 Mar 27: The Age of Reason - Background: The Modern Revolution - Bacon, The New Atlantis - Hobbes, Leviathan Apr 3: The Christian Epic - Milton, Paradise Lost (Books 1-2) Apr 10: The Christian Epic - Milton, Paradise Lost (Books 3-6) - Milton, Paradise Lost (Books 7-12) Assignments: - Essay Writing Tips - Sample Essay: - Olena Decock, "Sidney's Love: A Look at Astrophil and Stella" - Ashlee Beattie, "Astrophil and Stella, Sonnet 72" - Colleen Cameron, "Analysis of Milton's Portrayal of Satan in Paradise Lost" - Jennifer Drummond, "The Role of Learning in the Societies of Utopia and the New Atlantis" - John Gillmore, "The Role of the Intellectual in Society as Expressed in Utopia and New Atlantis" - Essay #1 Topics - Essay #2 Topics - Final Exam Tips |
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