ENGLISH RENAISSANCE (16th Century)
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English l15A English Renaissance (16th Century) Fall 1999
Mr. Nelson MWF 9-10 30 Wheeler
Tentative Reading Schedule
NB: Numbers = pages in Norton Anthology, 6th edn., vol. 1.
M Aug23 Introduction; metrics
W 25 NA 395-413; Skelton (434-8)
F 27 Wyatt NA 438-9; Songs, except sonnets (440-50)
M 30 Castiglione, The Courtier
W Sep 1 " " "
F 3 Wyatt: Sonnets (442-4)
M 6 LABOR DAY HOLIDAY (Office closed)
W 8 Surrey - NA 450-1; Poems (451-7)
F 10 More, Utopia
M 13 " " ; Richard III (432-3)
W 15 Roper, Sir Thomas More
F 17 Cavendish, Cardinal Wolsey
M 20 " " "
W 22 Sidney, Astrophi1 and Stella
F 24 " " " "
M 27 Sidney, The Defense of Poesy ANALYTICAL PAPER DUE
W 29 " " " " "
F Oct 1 Poems (selection to be announced)
M 4 " " " " "
W 6 Sidney, The Old Arcadia
F 8 " " " "
M 11 Sidney, The New Arcadia; letters
W 13 MIDTERM EXAMINATION
F 15 Spenser NA 501-3; The Shepheardes Calender (503-14)
M 18 Amoretti (734-8)
W 20 Epithalamion (738-48)
F 22 "
M 25 Marlowe NA 748-9; Hero and Leander (749-67)
W 27 " " "
F 29 " and Ralegh, Poems (767-8, 1021-7)
M Nov 1 Other authors, works, and genres NA 968-67
W 3 " " " " "
F 5 " " " " "
M 8 " " " " "
W 10 " " " " "
F 12 Shakespeare NA 801-3; Songs (804-8)
M 15 Sonnets (808-22)
W 17 "
F 19 Donne NA 1080-2; Songs and Sonnets (1082-1100)
M 22 " " "
W 24 " " "
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
M 29 Review RESEARCH PAPER DUE
W Dec 1
F 3
Final Examination: Tuesday 14 December 8-11 a.m.
Notes on class business.
Students are expected to attend class regularly. Attendance
will be taken at the instructor's discretion. Persistent
absences will result in a reduction in the final grade.
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