MODULES B and C SEMESTER 6 January–June

TOPIC: THE LITERATURE FROM THE ORIGINS TO THE RENAISSANCE

These teaching modules are based on the period approach. They give the students an overview of two major historical periods in the development of literature in English: “From the Origins to the Middle Ages” (MODULE B) and “The Renaissance” (MODULE C).

OBJECTIVES

· To become familiar with the works of some of the major writers of the period and reach an understanding of their contents.

· To get an insight into the historical and literary background of the period.

· To recognise some of the literary and stylistic techniques that are specific to the period and to build up an appreciation of how form relates to content.

· To discuss some of the issues raised in the texts and express your opinion in class.

· To be ready to apply your knowledge in an independent analysis of unfamiliar texts of the authors studied.

SCHEDULE FOR MODULES B and C

WEEK	GENRE	LITERARY TECHNIQUES	AUTHOR	WORK	LINKS
1. 2 hours 2 hours	Anglo-Saxon Epic Poetry Medieval Poetry Traditional ballad	Alliteration Formulae and Kennings Stock images	Anonymous Anonymous	Beowulf Text B1 Robin Hood Text B3	Historical and Social Background p. B31-33 The Literary Background p. B39-41 Historical and Social Background p. B34-37
2. 2 hours	Medieval Poetry	Irony	Geoffrey Chaucer	The Canterbury Tales Text B4	The Literary Background p. B42-43, 45-46
3. 2 hours 2 hours	Medieval Poetry Medieval Drama	Rhyme Iambic pentameter Mock heroic Allegory	Geoffrey Chaucer Anonymous	The Canterbury Tales Text B5 Everyman’s Salvation Text B8	Writer’s Gallery p. B25-27 The Literary Background p. B46-47
4. 2 hours	English Renaissance	Blank verse Staging the play	Christopher Marlowe	Doctor Faustus Text C1	Writer’s Gallery p. C8-9
5. 2 hours	English Renaissance Drama – tragedy	Dramatic tension Dramatic irony Stage directions Tragedy Delivery	William Shakespeare	Romeo and Juliet Text C2	Historical and Social Background p. C50-53
6. 2 hours 2 hours 7. 2 hours	English Renaissance Drama – tragedy English Renaissance Drama – tragedy	Soliloquy Figure of speech Suspense Onomatopoeia Tone Metaphor Timing	William Shakespeare William Shakespeare	Hamlet Text C6 Text C7 Macbeth Text C8	The Literary Background p. C54-55 The Literary Background p. C57-61
8. 2 hours 2 hours Paper #3 is due	English Renaissance Drama – comedy Elizabethan poetry - sonnet	Blank verse Heroic couplet Comedy Humour Simile Parody	William Shakespeare	A Midsummer Night’s Dream Text C4 Sonnets Texts C10, 11	Writer’s Gallery p. C44-49 The Literary Background p. C55-56

WRITING SUGGESTION for paper #3: Give your analysis of one of the extracts from W. Shakespeare's dramas. Speak on how the form is suitable for its content.

Note: For your paper you are asked to choose one of the texts provided in this schedule.

Prof. Nelli Isidorovna Serkova 2013

LITERARY TEXT ANALYSIS

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