ENGL 273 - British Literature I: Politics, Religion, & Sexuality

3 Credit Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Laboratory Hours

A historical survey of pre-modern English literature (from the Medieval up to the Eighteenth Century) with an emphasis on the intersectionality of politics, religion, and sexuality. Students will study the origins of English literature and England’s development of a literary tradition which both shaped and was shaped by major religious, political, and cultural movements. Readings may include Beowulf, Shakespear, women’s writing and works not traditionally considered literary (cookbooks, marriage manuals, Bible translations, and monster stories).