From the Middle Ages to the Early Eighteenth Century

by Hannah Chung

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This textbook explores English literature from the Middle Ages to the early eighteenth century, highlighting notable writers and works from each period. It highlights central themes, ways of thinking, and new literary forms across these periods, as well as their impact.

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Publisher
Cosumnes River College
Subjects
Humanities
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0, as LibreTexts states it
Who can read
Teens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. 1: Early English Literature of the Middle Ages
  7. 1.1: Introduction to the Middle Ages
  8. 1.2: Introduction to Old English in Beowulf
  9. 1.3: Women in Beowulf
  10. 1.4: "The Dream of the Rood"
  11. 1.5: Reading the "Lay of Sir Launful"
  12. 1.6: The Lay of Sir Launful by Marie de France
  13. 1.7: Reading the The Canterbury Tales
  14. 1.8: Everyman and Morality Plays
  15. 1.9: Everyman
  16. 2: The Tudor Age (1485-1603)
  17. 2.1: Introduction to the Tudor Age
  18. 2.2: Queen Elizabeth I
  19. 2.3: "The Doubt of Future Foes"
  20. 2.4: "On Monsieur's Departure"
  21. 2.5: "The Golden Speech"
  22. 2.6: Introduction to Shakespeare's Plays
  23. 2.7: Mary Sidney Herbert Spenser and Her "Doleful Lay"
  24. 2.8: "The Doleful Lay of Clorinda"
  25. 2.9: Christopher Marlowe
  26. 2.10: "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love"
  27. 2.11: Sir Walter Raleigh
  28. 2.12: "The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd"
  29. 2.13: Pastoral Poems, Discussion Questions
  30. 3: The Age of Revolution (1603-1688)
  31. 3.1: Introduction to the Age of Revolution
  32. 3.2: Margaret Cavendish, the Duchess of Newcastle (1623-1673)
  33. 3.3: A True Relation of the Birth, Breeding and Life of Margaret Cavendish
  34. 3.4: Margaret Cavendish, Pastoral Poetry
  35. 3.5: The Convent of Pleasure
  36. 3.5.1: Act I
  37. 3.5.2: Act II
  38. 3.5.3: Act III
  39. 3.5.4: Act IV
  40. 3.5.5: Act V
  41. 3.6: Margaret Cavendish, Discussion Questions
  42. 3.7: Cavendish--The Convent of Pleasure Discussion Questions
  43. 3.8: Aemilia Lanyer (1569-1645)
  44. 3.9: Excerpts from the Dedications in Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum
  45. 3.10: "Eve's Apology" from Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum
  46. 3.11: Anne Finch and Selected Poems
  47. 3.12: John Donne (1572-1631)
  48. 3.13: "The Flea"
  49. 3.14: "A Valediction- Forbidding Mourning"
  50. 3.15: "Holy Sonnet 10"
  51. 3.16: George Herbert (1593-1633)
  52. 3.17: Selected Poems by George Herbert
  53. 3.18: Andrew Marvell (1621-1678)
  54. 3.19: "To His Coy Mistress"
  55. 3.20: "On Mr. Milton's Paradise Lost"
  56. 3.21: John Milton (1608-1674)
  57. 3.22: Paradise Lost as an Epic Poem
  58. 4: NeoClassicism and the 18th Century
  59. 4.1: Introduction to Neoclassicism and the 18th Century
  60. 4.2: Aphra Behn (1640-1689)
  61. 4.3: Oroonoko or The History of the Royal Slave
  62. 4.4: Jonathan Swift (1667-1745)
  63. 4.5: Gulliver's Travels- Part I
  64. 4.6: Alexander Pope (1688-1744)
  65. 4.7: The Mock-Epic and Reading The Rape of the Lock
  66. 5: Assignments
  67. 5.1: Engaged Reading Assignment (ERA)
  68. 5.2: Creative Imitation Assignment
  69. 5.3: Canterbury Tales Group Assignment
  70. 5.4: Shakespearean Play Group Assignment
  71. 5.5: Paradise Lost Group Assignment
  72. 5.6: Padlet Group Assignment
  73. Back Matter
  74. Index
  75. Glossary
  76. Detailed Licensing