Course Description

EN453* Literature of the 16th Century 1.0

A study of a variety of literary genres and discourses of sixteenth century England and of the interconnections between Humanism, the Protestant Reformation and cultural production. Attention may also be paid to the relation between literature, the visual arts, architecture and music; and to how literary and other art forms contributed to early modern constructions of the body, subjectivity and sexuality.

Prerequisite: Registration in the Third or Fourth Year of any degree program.

Official electronic version updated on November 10, 2000

M. Watson, Editor