This course is designed to offer students an opportunity to broaden their understanding of the English Renaissance and to develop a critical appreciation of the work of major writers from the period. Areas of study will include texts from Elizabethan, Jacobean and Caroline periods. A number of key concepts will be introduced, such as 'Humanism', 'Metatheatre' and ‘Metaphysics’. We will also explore popular themes and topics which include love, sex, music, religion and order.
