ENGL 3340 - Renaissance Heroism: Marlowe, Shakespeare, and Milton

5 credit hours
An examination of conflicting visions of heroism in Marlowe, Shakespeare, and Milton in light of the political, cultural, and social history of 16th and 17th century England. Students will examine selected plays of Marlowe and Shakespeare, as well as Milton’s Paradise Lost, from the perspective of new historicism and other critical theories. Pre-1800