This course provides an in-depth exploration of a select group of texts or authors from British literature of the Renaissance or early modern era, a time of religious schism, early British imperialism, the rebirth of the classical world, and the birth of the professional theatre in England. Alongside the work of Shakespeare, the selected texts or authors will be studied in terms of a particular historical, cultural, or other context, or in terms of a convergence with authors or texts from other literary traditions or intellectual disciplines. Examples might include Shakespeare and the rise of the Renaissance theatre; Elizabethan writers and the Islamic world; Shakespeare and the idea of the human in the drama, sonnet, and personal essay; your brain on Shakespeare: cognitive literary studies. This course fulfills the Contexts and Convergences requirement in the English major, an Early British Literature requirement, and a Persons course for Catholic Studies students. NOTE: CATH 490-L01 is cross-listed with ENGL 361-L01. There are 10 seats on the CATH 490-L01 side and 10 seats on the ENGL 361-L01 side. Prerequisites: ENGL 106, 121 or 190.
This course provides an in-depth exploration of a select group of texts or authors from British literature of the Renaissance or early modern era, a time of religious schism, early British imperialism, the rebirth of the classical world, and the birth of the professional theatre in England. Alongside the work of Shakespeare, the selected texts or authors will be studied in terms of a particular historical, cultural, or other context, or in terms of a convergence with authors or texts from other literary traditions or intellectual disciplines. Examples might include Shakespeare and the rise of the Renaissance theatre; Elizabethan writers and the Islamic world; Shakespeare and the idea of the human in the drama, sonnet, and personal essay; your brain on Shakespeare: cognitive literary studies. This course fulfills the Contexts and Convergences requirement in the English major, an Early British Literature requirement, and a Persons course for Catholic Studies students. NOTE: ENGL 361-L01 is cross-listed with CATH 490-L01. There are 10 seats on the ENGL 361-L01 side and 10 seats on the CATH 490-L01 side. Prerequisites: ENGL 106, 121 or 190.