ENG-3037 Renaissance Literature: 1500-1600

This course examines the best writing in English of the period, with emphasis on the sonnet sequences of Spenser, Sidney, and Shakespeare; the metaphysical verse of John Donne, George Herbert, Andrew Marvell; and the Cavalier poetry of Ben Jonson and Robert Herrick. In prose, special attention will be paid to classical works of humanism and to Francis Bacon's essays and treatises. Some drama, except for Shakespeare's (see ENG 4010), is included.