Beowulf to Aphra Behn: The Earliest British Literatures

Fall 2009 ENGL 0210F S01

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Instructor: Elizabeth Johnson Bryan

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Course Description

Major texts and a few surprises from literatures composed in Old English, Old Irish, Anglo-Norman, Middle English, and Early Modern English. We will read texts in their historical and cultural contexts. Texts include anonymously authored narratives like Beowulf and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, selected Canterbury Tales by Chaucer, and texts by Sir Thomas Malory, Spenser, Shakespeare, and Aphra Behn. Not open to seniors. Students should register for ENGL 0210F S01 and may be assigned to conference sections by the instructor during the first week of class.