description & set texts
BBN-ANG-212/a
Medieval and Renaissance English Literature (A középkor és a reneszánsz angol irodalma) in spring 2015
Hargitai Márta, Wed 12:00-13:30 R315 host: DES (R338)
3-credit seminar, 30 h/term; strong prereq: BBN-ANG-112
description & set texts
Please print this out and bring with you to the first class session on 11 Feb. Requirements: regular attendance;
set texts (as listed in weekly syllabus) read in full and in English for the appropriate seminars;
copies of set texts in English brought in for the appropriate seminars (vocabulary explored beforehand);
1 presentation of one topic (see topics numbered below) with accompanying useful and detailed handout (see requirements below) for group-mates & teacher; active in class participation (continuous assessment);
at least passing mark (60%) on in-class test to be written 6 May.
To comfortably pass the test, you’ll need to read 1 article from the list below per literary work (Shakespearean sonnets count as 1), and to be able to use them critically when writing 3 mini-essays on 3 “problems” (topics).
Students should present their chosen topics ONLY on the assigned dates!
Handouts should:
- include warming-up exercises: e.g. free association, quizzes, matching exercises, etc.
- summarize the main argument of the articles: preferably in the form of a gap-fill exercise
- include warming-down exercises: e.g. comprehension check-questions, true-false statements
- all exercises should focus on the Shakespearean play or the chosen topic.
DO NOT USE ANONYMOUS INTERNET SOURCES!!!
If you see
http://www.jstor.org/stable/.... next to the journal article’s title and author, it means the full article can be downloaded from jstor.org. Jstor is a database which ELTE University has access to.
See
http://seaswiki.elte.hu/research/Off-Campus_Access_to_ELTE%E2%80%99s_Licensed_Web_Resources
Weekly syllabus
3 Feb.: registration (no class)
10 Feb.: Introduction, application for presentations
17 Feb.: Chaucer: “The General Prologue”, “The Miller’s Tale”
Bring along chaucerhandout at
http://seas3.elte.hu/coursematerial/HargitaiMarta/index.html
handout size 43.50 KiB, uploaded 2007-02-03 16:03:17, type CDF V2
pres. topics/articles to present:
1, Chaucer the Pilgrim Author(s): E. Talbot Donaldson Source: PMLA, Vol. 69, No. 4 (Sep., 1954), pp. 928-936 Published by: Modern Language Association Stable URL:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/459940 ,
2, Chaucer's Prologue to Pilgrimage: The Two Voices Author(s): Arthur W. HoffmanSource: ELH, Vol. 21, No. 1 (Mar., 1954), pp. 1-16Published by: The Johns Hopkins University PressStable URL:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/2871929
3, The English Fabliau Tradition and Chaucer's "Miller's Tale" Author(s): Robert E. LewisSource: Modern Philology, Vol. 79, No. 3 (Feb., 1982), pp. 241-255Published by: The University of Chicago PressStable URL:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/437149 .
4, Comic Illusion and Dark Reality in "The Miller's Tale" Author(s): Alvin W. BowkerSource: Modern Language Studies, Vol. 4, No. 2 (Autumn, 1974), pp. 27-34Published by: Modern Language StudiesStable URL:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/3194552 .
24 Feb.: The Sonnet Tradition I,: Wyatt, Whoso list to hunt; Shakespeare, Sonnet 18 (Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day…) day?...),
recommended reading:
The Complete Sonnets and Poems (Oxford World's Classics)(2002)
(ask teacher for relevant pages)
1, Becoming the Other/the Other Becoming in Wyatt's PoetryAuthor(s): Barbara L. EstrinSource: ELH, Vol. 51, No. 3 (Autumn, 1984), pp. 431-445Published by: The Johns Hopkins University PressStable URL:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/2872932
2, "In War with Time": Temporal Perspectives in Shakespeare's SonnetsAuthor(s): David KaulaReviewed work(s):Source: Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900, Vol. 3, No. 1, The English Renaissance(Winter, 1963), pp. 45-57Published by: Rice UniversityStable URL:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/449544
3, Making Love out of Nothing at All: The Issue of Story in Shakespeare's Procreation SonnetsAuthor(s): Robert CrosmanReviewed work(s):Source: Shakespeare Quarterly, Vol. 41, No. 4 (Winter, 1990), pp. 470-488Published by: Folger Shakespeare Library in association with George Washington UniversityStable URL:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/2870777
3 March: Shakespeare, 71 (No longer mourn for me…), 130 (My Mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun…), 144 (Two loves I have…)
recommended reading:
The Complete Sonnets and Poems (Oxford World's Classics)(2002)
(ask teacher for relevant pages)
1, Shakespeare's Last SonnetsAuthor(s): Henry David GraySource: Modern Language Notes, Vol. 32, No. 1 (Jan., 1917), pp. 17-21Published by: The Johns Hopkins University PressStable URL:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/2915655 .
2, The Drama in Shakespeare's SonnetsAuthor(s): Robert BerkelmanSource: College English, Vol. 10, No. 3 (Dec., 1948), pp. 138-141Published by: National Council of Teachers of EnglishStable URL:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/371802 .
3, Shakespeare's Sonnets: Reading for Difference Author(s): Helen VendlerSource: Bulletin of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Vol. 47, No. 6 (Mar., 1994),pp. 33-50Published by: American Academy of Arts & SciencesStable URL:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/3824425 .
4, Shakespeare's "Sonnets": Age in Love and the Goring of ThoughtsAuthor(s): John KlauseReviewed work(s):Source: Studies in Philology, Vol. 80, No. 3 (Summer, 1983), pp. 300-324Published by: University of North Carolina PressStable URL:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/4174152
5, Sincerity and Subterfuge In Three Shakespearean Sonnet GroupsAuthor(s): Michael Cameron AndrewsReviewed work(s):Source: Shakespeare Quarterly, Vol. 33, No. 3 (Autumn, 1982), pp. 314-327Published by: Folger Shakespeare Library in association with George Washington UniversityStable URL:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/2869735 .
6, Teacher to Teacher: Which of Shakespeare's Sonnets Do You Teach to Your Students?Author(s): Chris Bower, Walter H. Johnson, Lewis Cobbs, Jessica K. S. Wang, Deborah L.Beezley and Patricia M. GanttReviewed work(s):Source: The English Journal, Vol. 92, No. 1, Shakespeare for a New Age (Sep., 2002), pp. 18-21Published by: National Council of Teachers of EnglishStable URL:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/821941
7, "My False Eyes": The Dark Lady and Self-KnowledgeAuthor(s): M. L. StapletonReviewed work(s):Source: Studies in Philology, Vol. 90, No. 2 (Spring, 1993), pp. 213-230Published by: University of North Carolina PressStable URL:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/4174453
8, The Story Contained in the Second Series of Shakespeare's SonnetsAuthor(s): J. A. FortReviewed work(s):Source: The Review of English Studies, Vol. 3, No. 12 (Oct., 1927), pp. 406-414Published by: Oxford University PressStable URL:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/507607
10 March: The Sonnet II,: Donne, “Batter my Heart”; Milton, “On His Blindness” (When I consider how my light I spent… )
1, John Donne: The Despair of the "Holy Sonnets" Author(s): John StachniewskiSource: ELH, Vol. 48, No. 4 (Winter, 1981), pp. 677-705Published by: The Johns Hopkins University PressStable URL:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/2872957 .
2, Donne's Holy Sonnet XIV Author(s): Arthur L. ClementsSource: Modern Language Notes, Vol. 76, No. 6 (Jun., 1961), pp. 484-489Published by: The Johns Hopkins University PressStable URL:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/3040128 .
3, Milton's Sonnets Author(s): William McCarthy Source: PMLA, Vol. 92, No. 1 (Jan., 1977), pp. 96-109 Published by: Modern Language Association Stable URL:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/461417 .
4, Milton's Sonnet "On His Blindness"Author(s): Roger L. SlakeySource: ELH, Vol. 27, No. 2 (Jun., 1960), pp. 122-130Published by: The Johns Hopkins University PressStable URL:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/2871914
5, Milton's First Sonnet on His BlindnessAuthor(s): Ann Gossman and George W. WhitingSource: The Review of English Studies, New Series, Vol. 12, No. 48 (Nov., 1961), pp. 364-372Published by: Oxford University PressStable URL:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/512105
6, Milton's First Sonnet on His Blindness Author(s): Harry F. Robins Source: The Review of English Studies, New Series, Vol. 7, No. 28 (Oct., 1956), pp. 360-366 Published by: Oxford University Press Stable URL:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/510584 .
7, Milton's First Sonnet on His Blindness Author(s): Fitzroy Pyle Source: The Review of English Studies, New Series, Vol. 9, No. 36 (Nov., 1958), pp. 376-387 Published by: Oxford University Press Stable URL:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/511271
17 March: The Second Shepherd’s Play; Marlowe: Doctor Faustus
1, The Second Shepherds' Play: A Reconsideration Author(s): Maynard Mack, Jr. Source: PMLA, Vol. 93, No. 1 (Jan., 1978), pp. 78-85 Published by: Modern Language Association Stable URL:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/461821
2, Structure and Tone in the Second Shepherds' PlayAuthor(s): John GardnerSource: Educational Theatre Journal, Vol. 19, No. 1, Special English-Irish Theatre Issue (Mar.,1967), pp. 1-8Published by: The Johns Hopkins University PressStable URL:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/3205087
3, "Doktor Faustus: A Kezdetek." A Dunánál 2003.6-7: 33-45. Doktor Faustus: A Kezdetek Történelem, Legenda, Mítosz És Irodalom Szőnyi György Endre
4, Doctor Faustus and the Sin of Demoniality Author(s): Nicolas Kiessling Source: Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900, Vol. 15, No. 2, Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama (Spring, 1975), pp. 205-211 Published by: Rice University Stable URL:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/449667
24 March: Doctor Faustus
1, Marlowe's "Doctor Faustus" and "Sin against the Holy Ghost" Author(s): Gerard H. Cox, IIISource: Huntington Library Quarterly, Vol. 36, No. 2 (Feb., 1973), pp. 119-137Published by: University of California PressStable URL:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/3816592 .
2, The Orthodox Christian Framework of Marlowe's Faustus Author(s): Joseph Westlund Source: Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900, Vol. 3, No. 2, Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama (Spring, 1963), pp. 191-205 Published by: Rice University Stable URL:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/449293
3, The Damnation of Faustus Author(s): W. W. Greg Source: The Modern Language Review, Vol. 41, No. 2 (Apr., 1946), pp. 97-107Published by: Modern Humanities Research Association Stable URL:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/3717028
30 March: William Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
1, The Ritual of Midsummer: A Pattern for A Midsummer Night's Dream Author(s): Anca Vlasopolos Reviewed work(s): Source: Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 31, No. 1 (Spring, 1978), pp. 21-29 Published by: The University of Chicago Press on behalf of the Renaissance Society of America Stable URL:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/2860326
2, The Ritual and Rhetoric of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" Author(s): James E. Robinson Source: PMLA, Vol. 83, No. 2 (May, 1968), pp. 380-391 Published by: Modern Language Association Stable URL:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/1261192 .
3, G.W.Knight. “Dissension in Fairyland.” 65-70. In: Price, Antony. Shakespeare—A Midsummer Night's Dream: A Casebook. Casebook series. London: Macmillan, 1983. (available at SEAS Library) + Sandler, Robert. ed. Northrop Frye on Shakespeare. New Haven& London: Yale University Press. 1986. “ A Midsummer Night’s Dream” 43-50 (photocopy provided)
4, The Psyche Myth and A Midsummer Night's DreamAuthor(s): James A. S. McPeekReviewed work(s):Source: Shakespeare Quarterly, Vol. 23, No. 1 (Winter, 1972), pp. 69-79Published by: Folger Shakespeare Library in association with George Washington UniversityStable URL:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/2868655
5, The Darker Purpose of A Midsummer Night's DreamAuthor(s): Michael TaylorReviewed work(s):Source: Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900, Vol. 9, No. 2, Elizabethan and JacobeanDrama (Spring, 1969), pp. 259-273 Published by: Rice UniversityStable URL:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/449779
6, "A Midsummer Night's Dream": Fairy Fantasy or Erotic Nightmare? Author(s): Allan LewisReviewed work(s):Source: Educational Theatre Journal, Vol. 21, No. 3 (Oct., 1969), pp. 251-258Published by: The Johns Hopkins University PressStable URL:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/3205466
7 Apr.: spring break
14 Apr.: William Shakespeare: Macbeth
1, The Secret'st Man of Blood. A Study of Dramatic Irony in MacbethAuthor(s): William BlissettSource: Shakespeare Quarterly, Vol. 10, No. 3 (Summer, 1959), pp. 397-408Published by: Folger Shakespeare Library in association with George Washington UniversityStable URL:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/2866862
2, Macbeth and His PorterAuthor(s): Frederic B. TromlySource: Shakespeare Quarterly, Vol. 26, No. 2 (Spring, 1975), pp. 151-156Published by: Folger Shakespeare Library in association with George Washington UniversityStable URL:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/2869244 25 Nov. Macbeth
3, The Unity of MacbethAuthor(s): Brents StirlingSource: Shakespeare Quarterly, Vol. 4, No. 4 (Oct., 1953), pp. 385-394Published by: Folger Shakespeare Library in association with George Washington UniversityStable URL:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/2866474
21 Apr.: Macbeth
4, Freud on the Macbeths From Some Character-types Met With In Psycho-analytical Work (1916), by Sigmund Freud (about 5 pages)
5, The Curse on Macbeth: extensive web search
6, “Shakespeare's imagery and what it tells us” / Caroline Spurgeon (photocopy provided)
7, “The naked babe’ and the cloak of manliness” / Cleanth Brooks (photocopy provided)
28 Apr.: The Tempest
1, Prospero's Wife Author(s): Stephen Orgel Source: Representations, No. 8 (Autumn, 1984), pp. 1-13Published by: University of California PressStable URL:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/2928555
2, Vaughan&Vaughan, Shakespeare’s Caliban. A Cultural History pp. 3-23 (available at SEAS Library)
3, Northrop Frye on Shakespeare. New Haven& London: Yale University Press. 1986. “The Tempest” 171-186 (photocopies provided)
5 May: end-term test
13 May: retakes, evaluation, farewell