Tracing American Literature from its early Manifestations until the Modernist Period

Code Cours
1920-FLSH-LCE-EN-1020
Language of instruction
French, English
This course occurs in the following program(s)
Training officer(s)
Gerald Preher
Period

Présentation

Goal
To give students a general overview of English literature from the 16th to 18th centuries and give them the methodological tools necessary to analyse literary texts effectively.
Presentation
COURSE PROGRAM:
• An overview of English literature before 1800
• Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare (Oxford World’s Classics). We shall also look at Zeferrelli’s and Baz Luhrmann’s film adaptations of the text.

Modalités

Forms of instruction
Classes: 2 hours per weekTHIS COURSE IS TAUGHT IN ENGLISH.
Evaluation

Ressources

Bibliography

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