ENG 326
Renaissance Epic
This course explores two of English literature’s grandest, longest, and most demanding poems, Edmund Spenser’s Faerie Queene and John Milton’s Paradise Lost. It investigates Spenser's and Milton's transformation of classical epic and medieval romance conventions in the context of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century English culture, politics and religion.
Prerequisites & course information
Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hours Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): 3 credit units of 200-level English. Note: Students with credit for ENG 325.6 or ENG 323.3 may not take this course for credit. Category 2 course.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027