Literary Movements in English Literature Quiz

Course Overview

• The course aims to provide students with an overview of literary movements in English Literature from the Renaissance to the present.
• The course objectives include informing students about the characteristics of each literary movement and developing a good understanding of key facts, concepts, and contexts.

Course Content

• The course covers major movements in English literature, including:
  • The Renaissance
  • Neoclassicism
  • Romanticism and the Gothic
  • Realism
  • Modernism
• The course content may vary according to the instructor's choice of texts.

Topics and Readings

• Week 1-2: Introduction to literary movements, with excerpts from Dr. Faustus by Christopher Marlowe.
• Week 3-4: Neoclassicism and the Enlightenment, with excerpts from "Essay on Man" by Alexander Pope.
• Week 5-7: Romanticism and the Gothic, with poems by William Wordsworth and Edgar Allan Poe.
• Week 8-10: Realism, with the opening chapter of Oliver Twist.
• Week 11-13: Modernism, with Katherine Mansfield's "The Garden Party".

Course Outcome

• By the end of the course, students will have developed knowledge of:
  • Major movements in English literature
  • Terms and features of different literary movements
  • Historical and social context of each literary movement