Code: 308
Title: Renaissance and Neo-Classical Literature
Rating: 3 Credit hours
Type: Compulsory |
Pre-requisites:
The students are expected to have proficiency in spoken and written English. |
Introduction:
This course is dedicated to the literature of the English Renaissance and Neo-Classicism which will be analyzed in the historical, religious and political context.
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Objectives:
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To introduce the aesthetics and sensibilities of the Renaissance and Neo-Classical period. |
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To analyze the selected texts as a reflection of the Spirit of the age. |
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To practice verbal communication through class participation and written communication through essay writing. |
Contents: |
Francis Bacon:
Of Truth, Of Death, Of Revenge, Of Adversities, Of Simulation and Dissimulation, Of Parents and Children, Of Great Place, Of Nobilitie, Of Superstition, Of Friendship, Of Ambition, Of Studies.
Jonathan Swift: Gulliver’s Travels
Alexander Pope: The Rape of the Lock |
Outcome:
After successful completion of the course, the students will be able to: |
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identify major literary trends in the Renaissance and Neo-Classical Literature. |
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decipher the relationship between the literary trends and the socio-political development of the Renaissance and Neo-Classical period. |
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explain Renaissance and Neo-Classicism as a period in history as well as a movement in art and literature. |
