ENGL 307 Self & Society: British Literature through 1700
Prerequisite: Completion of any 200-level English course or permission of instructor
In this course, we will explore how the changes in “self” and “society” shaped – and were shaped by – the literature and drama of England from the early medieval period through the beginning of cultural divergence with America. Our texts, including Beowulf, selections from The Canterbury Tales, Macbeth, selections from Paradise Lost, Oroonoko, and Gulliver’s Travels, illustrate how the balance between self and society changes over time, and how these shifting forces define what it means to be “English.”
Offered
Fall Semester