Fall 2019 - ENGL 203 D100
Early Modern Literature (3)
Class Number: 4402
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Sep 3 – Dec 2, 2019: Thu, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
Burnaby -
Exam Times + Location:
Dec 14, 2019
Sat, 3:30–6:30 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Ronda Arab
ronda_arab@sfu.ca
Office: AQ 6142
Office Hours: M: 2:30-3:30pm Th: 10:00-11:00am
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Prerequisites:
Two 100 division English courses.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
A survey of the literature of the period from 1485 to Milton. Students with credit for ENGL 204 may not take this course for further credit. Breadth-Humanities.
COURSE DETAILS:
Early Modern Literature: Gender, Conflict, and the Bonds of Love
Some of the best love poetry in the English language was written in England during the Renaissance of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. We’ll study poetry from the Petrarchan tradition, amatory carpe diem poems, poems celebrating married love, and poems expressing love between same sex individuals. After a full immersion in love poetry of various kinds, as well as the social and cultural conditions within which it was produced, we’ll move onto examining gender ideals, constructions, and conflicts, starting with a consideration of Elizabeth I’s anomalous status as a female reigning monarch, then moving into pamphlet literature and drama featuring cross-dressing women and boys and epic battles between the sexes.
Grading
- Short Essay #1 20%
- Short Essay #2 20%
- Short Essay #3 20%
- Tutorial Participation 15%
- Take Home Exam 25%
Materials
MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:
The Norton Anthology of English Literature: The Sixteenth Century and the Early Seventeenth Century. Volume B. Tenth Edition W.W. Norton, 2018. ISBN: 9780393603033
The Roaring Girl. Thomas Middleton & Thomas Dekker. Broadview Press, 2019. ISBN: 9781554812134
Three Shrew Plays: The Taming of a Shrew, Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew, and Fletcher’s The Woman’s Prize, or The Tamer Tamed. Hackett Publishing, 2010 ISBN: 9781603841849
Department Undergraduate Notes:
IMPORTANT NOTE Re 300 and 400 level courses: 75% of spaces in 300 level English courses, and 100% of spaces in 400 level English courses, are reserved for declared English Major, Minor, Extended Minor, Joint Major, and Honours students only, until open enrollment begins.
For all On-Campus Courses, please note the following:
- To receive credit for the course, students must complete all requirements.
- Tutorials/Seminars WILL be held the first week of classes.
- When choosing your schedule, remember to check "Show lab/tutorial sections" to see all Lecture/Seminar/Tutorial times required.
Registrar Notes:
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