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ENGL 612

Studies in Renaissance Literature

3 credits · Graduate

Fall 2025 · Popular Romance and the Novel Before 1700

Topics

  • Early modern romance
  • Origins of the novel
  • Parody
  • Theatre and prose fiction
  • Religious allegory

Readings

  • Likely reading: Cervantes, Don Quixote, long excerpts.
    Listed reading
  • Shakespeare, Pericles and The Two Noble Kinsmen (with Fletcher).
    Listed reading
  • Francis Beaumont, The Knight of the Burning Pestle.
    Listed reading
  • John Bunyan, Pilgrim’s Progress.
    Listed reading
  • Possible reading: John Bunyan, The Life and Death of Mr. Badman.
    Listed reading
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