English Literature and Culture
From Medieval Period to the Eighteenth Century
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Last Updated: Aug.23, 2001
Prof. Cecilia H.C. Liu: Medieval English Literature & Culture, Spring 2002 Dr. Lyn Scott: Medieval Drama and Theatre Studies Course, Fall 2000 BACKGROUNDS:
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Beowulf Chaucer (ca. 1343-1400):
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Piers Plowman 254-59; 263-83 |
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (ca. 1357-1400) Part I and II |
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Medieval English Drama |
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Medieval English Ballads and Lyrics
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Morte D'arthur |
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THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY :
Thomas More: |
Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586):
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Edmund Spenser (1552-1599):
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Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593): |
William Shakespeare (1564-1616): |
THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY:
Metaphysical Poetry and Cavalier Poetry
John Donne (1572-1631):
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Ben Jonson (1572-1637):
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George Herbert (1593-1633):
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Andrew Marvell (1621-1678):
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Robert Herrick (1591-1674):
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John Milton (1608-1674):
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THE RESTORATION
AND THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
John Dryden (1631-1700):
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John Bunyan (1628-1688):
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William Congreve (1670-1729): |
Daniel Defoe (1660-1745):
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Jonathan Swift (1667-1745):
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Alexander Pope (1688-1744): |
Samuel Johnson (1709-1784): |