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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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