Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Summer 2021 - ENGL 203 D100

Early Modern Literature (3)

Class Number: 2258

Delivery Method: Remote

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    May 12 – Aug 9, 2021: Wed, Fri, 1:30–2:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • 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:


The early modern period is an extremely interesting era, important not only for its art and literature but also for what it has bequeathed in terms of science, politics and knowledge. Stretching as it does from the late medieval period through to what we would recognize as modernity, early modernity was a period of profound change and innovation. Some of English literature's greatest works are from this period and what these say about subjectivity and experience -- re: love, knowledge, power, etc. -- has arguably not been surpassed. We will look at this period through the lens, so to speak, of subjectivity: how experience was organized, lived, felt and cognized. We will read a selection of poetry and drama, including multiple sonnets from various authors, and above all three great political dramas that treat the intersection of subjectivity, power and knowledge: The Spanish Tragedy from the middle of the Elizabethan era, Hamlet from the end of the Elizabethan era, and The Duchess of Malfi from the Jacobean era. All of our texts, with the exception of Hamlet, will be in the Broadview Anthology, which will serve as the course text. For the Hamlet, please acquire the New Cambridge edition.

The course will be offered remotely. Lectures and Assignments (as well as regular Announcements) will be posted on Canvas. The Lectures may also be posted on YouTube, for ease of viewing. There will only be synchronous ("live") meetings every two weeks in the official time slots. If there is additional material needed, I will post it.

Grading

NOTES:


First short assignment, 1-2 pages, due prior to mid term:  10%

Essay one (6-7 pages), due mid term: 40%

Second short assignment, 1-2 pages, due after mid term: 10%

Essay two (6-7 pages), due end-of-term: 40%

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Shakespeare, Hamlet. Ed. Heather Hirschfeld. New Cambridge Shakespeare, 3rd ed.
ISBN: 978-1316606735

The Broadview Anthology of British Literature Volume 2: The Renaissance and the Early Seventeenth Century, Third edition, ed. Joseph Black, 2016.
ISBN: 9781554812905

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:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

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Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community.  Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

TEACHING AT SFU IN SUMMER 2021

Teaching at SFU in summer 2021 will be conducted primarily through remote methods, but we will continue to have in-person experiential activities for a selection of courses.  Such course components will be clearly identified at registration, as will course components that will be “live” (synchronous) vs. at your own pace (asynchronous). Enrollment acknowledges that remote study may entail different modes of learning, interaction with your instructor, and ways of getting feedback on your work than may be the case for in-person classes. To ensure you can access all course materials, we recommend you have access to a computer with a microphone and camera, and the internet. In some cases your instructor may use Zoom or other means requiring a camera and microphone to invigilate exams. If proctoring software will be used, this will be confirmed in the first week of class.

Students with hidden or visible disabilities who believe they may need class or exam accommodations, including in the current context of remote learning, are encouraged to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112).