ENGL 4600 - Literary Cult of the Virgin Queen

3 cr. 3 hr. Offered every fourth semester.

Representations of England’s controversial “Virgin Queen” (1558-1603) were central to the nation’s literary, artistic, and cultural life. This course examines key texts about Elizabeth I by contemporary writers and courtiers like Philip Sidney, Edmund Spenser, Walter Ralegh and William Shakespeare, as well as literature by lesser-known male and female writers of the 16th and 17th centuries. AIA, IHIP, LI

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1200 or HON 1200