Apocalypse Then: The End Times in Early Modern Literature (O)

3 ch (3C) (W) · Undergraduate

Examine representations of the end times in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century English literature. The early moderns were living in a time of social emergency: devastating outbreaks of plague, prophecies of the Apocalypse, and transformative new technologies were among the changes reshaping their world. Focus ing on first-person responses to imminent catastrophe, readings explore how the early moderns conceptualized and processed the existential threats imperiling human life and culture during the period. NOTE : Registration restricted to students in the English Honours program.