Chaucer to the Elizabethans

Paper Code: 
ENG 122
Credits: 
04
Periods/week: 
04
Max. Marks: 
100
Objective: 

The students will:

CO6. Value the tradition of English literature from the 14th to the 16th century

CO7. Develop a better understanding of Renaissance Humanism that provides the basis for the texts suggested

CO8. Examine the poems and plays in the larger socio-political  and religious contexts of the time

CO9. Develop an understanding of  theme, structure , style and other literary features to better critique  British poetry and drama
 

CO10.  Formulate an understanding of different genres and critique the artistic, aesthetic and cultural influence that shaped the literature of the age

13.00
Unit I: 

Geoffrey Chaucer                              

The General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales

 

 

12.00
Unit II: 

Edmund Spenser                              

Epithalamion

 

9.00
Unit III: 

Philip Sidney                                    

He Seeks Inspiration…

The Sleepless Lover

With How Sad…

My True Love

Because I…

I Never…

12.00
Unit IV: 

Christopher Marlowe                         

Dr. Faustus

 

14.00
Unit V: 

Francis Bacon                                    

 Of Truth

Of Death

Of Revenge

 Of Adversity

 Of Parents

 Of Marriage and Single Life

 Of Envy

 Of Love

 

SUGGESTED READINGS: 

 

Chopra, D.K. Essays by Francis Bacon. Ratan Prakash Mandir, 1984.

Ford, Boris. The Age of Chaucer.  Atlantic,1994.

Hamilton,A.C. Philip Sidney : A Study of His Life and Works.CUP, 2012.

Jump, O John.,et.al. Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus: A Selection of Critical Essays. Palgrave, 2007. 

Patrick, Riley. The Cambridge to ChristopherMarlowe. CUP, 2004.

Piero, Biotani. The Cambridge Companion to Chaucer.  CUP, 2003.

e-resources:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdrBrjaS7dg (Chaucer)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLD2t06cQic (Spencer)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMHInvGoiDA (Marlowe)

 

Journals:

Bibliotheque d'Humanisme et Renaissance

English Literary Renaissance

 

 

 

Academic Year: 
2023-2024