Seventeenth-Century Literature
Overview
Subject area
ENGL
Catalog Number
321
Course Title
Seventeenth-Century Literature
Department(s)
Description
English poetry and prose of the seventeenth century. Topics may include Stuart absolutism, Puritan dissent, the English Civil War, print culture, scientific discovery, and the Atlantic world. Literary forms, genres, and movements may include metaphysical poetry, cavalier poetry, the court masque, the devotional lyric, life writing, and early prose fiction. Authors may include Jonson, Donne, Herbert, Marvell, Traherne, Cavendish, Behn, and Milton.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
Academic Career
Undergraduate
Liberal Arts
Yes
Course Attributes
COPT - QNSLIT (QC Literature)
Credits
Minimum Units
3
Maximum Units
3
Academic Progress Units
3
Repeat For Credit
No
Components
Name
Lecture
Hours
3
Requisites
009023