Overview
Aims
The study of literary texts in English, taking into consideration the literary traditions of Restoration, of the texts belonging to Enlightenment, the English Romanticism
Knowing the main literary and social background of these periods
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Course contents
The Puritan, Restoration and Augustan Age (1625-1776). Historical and social background Britain between 1702-1776 (historical and social background) The literary background (poetry, drama, prose) Augustan literature The Enlightenment (A. Pope, Addison and Steele, J. Swift (the satire) The Romantic Age (1776-1837); social and historical background Romanticism in Britain
Learning outcomes
explaining the position of the literary works in the peculiar context (Restoration, Romanticism) and their reporting to the English literary traditions
Assessment
Written paper-interpretative essay 60%; continuous assessment-40%