| Unit name | City and Court 2: Late Mediaeval English Literary Responses |
|---|---|
| Unit code | ENGLM3015 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Dr. Griffiths |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Department of English |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This unit will complement &�Court and City 1: Late Medieval English Literary Responses&�, but is also free-standing. Students will study the literature of the period commonly understood to constitute the Renaissance in England, using a variety of texts and contexts including those outside the canon generally studied by undergraduates. There will be a particular focus on the court and the city as complementary textual environments. Obvious areas for exploration will include: the reception of Chaucer and his continental Renaissance contemporaries; the positioning of a distinctive English vernacular literary culture in Europe; the development of English drama in playhouse and court contexts; responses to, and formulations of authority; satire. Authors who will be covered might include: Skelton, Wyatt, Surrey, Spenser, Rastell, Heywood, Greene, Middleton, Forde, Jonson, Sir David Lindsay and Henry VIII.
