Medieval and Renaissance Literature
(1 Sept.): ETR registration for the class (no teaching yet)
(8 Sept.): Introduction, application for presentations
(15 Sept.): Chaucer: “The General Prologue”, “The Miller’s Tale”
(22 Sept.): The Sonnet Tradition I,: Wyatt, Description of the Contrarious Passion in a Lover
(“I Find no Peace…”); Shakespeare, Sonnet 18 (Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?...),
(29 Sept.): Shakespeare, 71 (No longer mourn for me…), 130 (My Mistress’ eyes are nothing
like the sun…), 144 (Two loves I have…)
(6 Oct.): The Sonnet II,: Donne, “Batter my Heart”; Milton, “On His Blindness”
(13 Oct.): Noah’s Flood, The Second Shepherd’s Play
(20 Oct.): Marlowe: Doctor Faustus
(27 Oct.): Holiday
(03 Nov.): William Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
(10 Nov.): William Shakespeare: Macbeth
(17 Nov.): William Shakespeare: Macbeth
(24 Nov.): William Shakespeare: King Lear
(01 Dec.): end-term test
(08 Dec.): evaluation, farewell