Course Description
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Course Name
Survey of British Literature I
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Host University
The American University of Rome
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Location
Rome, Italy
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Area of Study
European Studies, Literature
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Language Level
Taught In English
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Prerequisites
ENG 102
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Credits
3 -
Recommended U.S. Semester Credits3
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Recommended U.S. Quarter Units4
Hours & Credits
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Overview
The course surveys the major writers of England from the Anglo-Saxon period, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and the Enlightenment. The course emphasizes historical and cultural influences on writers such as the Beowulf poet, Chaucer, Shakespeare, Donne, Spenser, Milton, Pope, Swift, and Samuel Johnson.
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