ENGL 337
The Social Life of Renaissance Poetry
Spring 2017
Division I
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What is the relationship between interior life and the public sphere? Many of the accomplishments of Renaissance poetry are inward-facing: psychological intensity, religious devotion, eroticism, the discovery of nature as a space of retreat. This writing was not produced by solitary geniuses, however, but rather by men and women whose texts were embedded in social networks. We will consider social spaces of poetic production, including court, country house, city, and coterie, as well as transnational spaces created by literary influence, cultural exchange, and travel. Authorship, style, commerce, patronage, privacy, sexuality, marriage, censorship, and the history of the book will be our conceptual preoccupations. Poets will include Petrarch, Wyatt, Elizabeth I, Sidney, Spenser, Donne, Shakespeare, Jonson, Marvell, and Milton.
The Class:
Format: seminar
Limit: 25
Expected: 25
Class#: 3284
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Limit: 25
Expected: 25
Class#: 3284
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation:
one 7-page paper, one 12-page paper, in-class presentation, thoughtful participation in discussions
Prerequisites:
a 100-level ENGL course, or a score of 5 on the AP English Literature exam, or a score of 6 or 7 on the Higher Level IB English exam
Distributions:
Division I
Attributes:
ENGL Literary Histories A
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ENGL 337 - 01 (S) SEM Social Life Renaissance Poetry
ENGL 337 - 01 (S) SEM Social Life Renaissance PoetryDivision ITF 2:35 pm - 3:50 pm
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