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ENGL201 17th and 18th Century Literature
10 cp
Prerequisites 1 Literature unit at introductory 100-level
Teaching Organisation A range of teaching procedures including lectures, tutorials and screenings will be used.
This unit offers a study of major works in the historical, political and social contexts of this formative period in English literature. Particular emphasis will be placed on the development of major literary forms of the period. The unit will consider the move from Jacobean to Restoration drama, developments in lyric, satirical, and epic poetry, and the rise of the novel. Texts will be examined and discussed in the light of a range of contemporary theoretical positions.
