Course Description
Course Name
Early Modern Literature
Session: VLNF3423
Hours & Credits
20 UK Credits
Prerequisites & Language Level
Taught In English
- There is no language prerequisite for courses at this language level.
Overview
Assessment: coursework (5000 words)
Excluded combination: ENG040N527
The Early Modern period (c. 1500-1700) was a time of explosive cultural energy. This module will explore the work of Marlowe, Shakespeare and Webster alongside other figures who were just as important in their own time but have now been forgotten or marginalised. We will explore the period chronologically, encountering a range of different genres, including the Elizabethan sonnet, romantic comedy, Jacobean revenge tragedy and women?s closet drama.
Excluded combination: ENG040N527
The Early Modern period (c. 1500-1700) was a time of explosive cultural energy. This module will explore the work of Marlowe, Shakespeare and Webster alongside other figures who were just as important in their own time but have now been forgotten or marginalised. We will explore the period chronologically, encountering a range of different genres, including the Elizabethan sonnet, romantic comedy, Jacobean revenge tragedy and women?s closet drama.
*Course content subject to change