Fall 2025 English UN2262 section 001

English Literature 1500-1600: Literature

English Lit. 1500-1600

Call Number 13082
Day & Time
Location
MW 8:40am-9:55am
To be announced
Points 3
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Alan Stewart
Type LECTURE
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description

This lecture course examines sixteenth-century English literature in the light of the new religious, social and political challenges of the period.  Texts, primarily poetry and prose, include lyric poetry by Thomas Wyatt, Henry Howard, earl of Surrey, and John Donne; sonnet sequences by Philip Sidney and William Shakespeare; early narrative works by William Baldwin and George Gascoigne; works of early English literary criticism; travel writings by Walter Ralegh and Thomas Harriot; as well as longer texts including More’s Utopia. 

Web Site Vergil
Department English and Comparative Literature
Enrollment 12 students (54 max) as of 1:06PM Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Subject English
Number UN2262
Section 001
Division Interfaculty
Open To Barnard College, Columbia College, Engineering:Undergraduate, Global Programs, General Studies
Note Dist: Pre-1800; Pre-1700; Poetry; British
Section key 20253ENGL2262W001