ENGL 323 - Early Modern British Literature

Fall (3) Webster

A survey of British literature between 1509, the accession of King Henry VIII, and 1625, the death of King James I. Includes poetry, drama, and prose. Major figures studied may include Thomas More, Queen Elizabeth I, Walter Raleigh, Philip Sidney, Mary Sidney, Edmund Spenser, Christopher Marlowe, Francis Bacon, and William Shakespeare (especially his poetry).