ENGL 222 - Early British Literature

Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)

This course explores the development of English literature from its beginnings in the Anglo-Saxon period to the Renaissance. In it we examine individual works of literature in their historical and literary context, noting significant features of cultural history as well as developments in literary form. Texts may include Beowulf, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, The Canterbury Tales, Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Othello. Mark Amodio.

This course satisfies the pre-1800 requirement for the English major.

Two 75-minute periods.

Course Format: CLS