ENGL 277 Genre Studies: English Renaissance Poetry

Prerequisite: Completion of the Composition area of the core with a grade of C- or above. We explore the major poetic traditions of the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. The sonnet, mythic/erotic narratives, religious lyric, and pastoral are among the many forms and conventions considered in the readings. The poets studied include Sidney, Shakespeare, Donne, Herbert, Herrick, and Marvell. (H1,G)