As noted in the course syllabus, my Spring 2014 section of "ENGL 2543: Survey of British Literature I is an introduction to the literatures of the British Isles from the end of Roman occupation to the end of the Long Eighteenth Century, or, per the University catalog, from 'The beginnings through the Neo-Classic Period.' While the course will substantially treat the long-established canonical works and authors from that period (Beowulf; Chaucer, Canterbury Tales; Malory, Le Morte d'Arthur; Shakespeare; Milton, Paradise Lost; Swift; Pope; Johnson), it will also make a decided effort to integrate and investigate important texts from the periods frequently omitted from similar surveys. The focus of the class will be on developing familiarity with the literary--and thus a large part of the cultural--history of the English-speaking world so as to recognize its continued manifestations in the cultures of the English-speaking world of the late Twentieth and early Twenty-First Centuries."
The aforementioned syllabus and a calendar for the course as I will be teaching it in the Spring 2014 term at OSU appear below; other documents may do so as necessary and appropriate. Links will continue to be made to sub-pages detailing assignments, as well.
Subpages
Minor Assignments
Useful Links
Luminarium: An Anthology of English Literature
The Medieval Institute at Western Michigan University
Information currently posted is for the Spring 2014 term. It is left in place for reference purposes only. Do not use it for instruction.