Problems in 16th-Century Literature

3 units

An advanced survey of poetic movements of the sixteenth century with special emphasis on representations of the erotic and the ailing body and the literary traditions associated with them, notably Petrarchism and the late sixteenth-century devotional tradition. Various poetic forms will be examined: RONDEAUX, CHANSONS, sonnets, elegies, etc. Readings will include works by Marot, Sceve, Labe, Ronsard, Coignard, Sponde and Chassignet.