Covers selected literature from the Middle Ages through the Restoration and Eighteenth Century. Exposes students to a variety of cultures, perspectives, and beliefs over these historical periods. Students generate a minimum of 2,500 words including revisions throughout the semester.
Prerequisites
ENG 101 with a grade of “C” or higher
Student Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate an awareness of the principles of good essay answers.
- Demonstrate the ability to read closely.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the works of individual writers of early English literature.
- Demonstrate the ability independently to apply skills developed through class discussions.
- Demonstrate an understanding of characteristics of each of the three literary periods covered in the course--Medieval, Renaissance (both Elizabethan and Jacobean), and the 18th Century and Restoration.
- Demonstrate an ability to make links between the three literary periods of the course.