FALL 2023 | COURSE OFFERINGS AT OSU-MARION
ENGLISH PAPER IMPORTANT NOTE: Please consult with the Marion Academic Advisor for English Majors, Shellie Shirk (shirk.20@osu.edu), or the Marion English Faculty Coordinator, Sara Crosby (crosby.91@osu.edu), concerning which English major concentration and/or other requirements are met by your choice of these courses.
ENGLISH 2201 In this introductory critical study of British and Irish
literature from 800 to 1800, we will study major works
British Literature from the Middle of fiction, drama, and poetry such as the anonymous Ages to 1800 Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf, Marie de France’s Lanval, Nathan Wallace MW 3:15 - 4:35 / 3 Credit Hours
Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, William Shakespeare’s Othello, John Milton’s Paradise Lost, William Hogarth’s Marriage a la Mode, and Frances Burney’s Evelina. In addition to discussing their literary qualities, we will also consider these works’ meanings in historical and cultural contexts. Major themes of discussion will be: religious and political history through literature, the development of language and national identity, and women’s writing, and the central importance of theatricality in England particularly. In this class you will be responsible for study questions, two exams, and two essays. This course fulfills GE Requirements for Literature and Diversity and Global Studies. It is also a requirement for the English Major.