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ENGL-3214: Renaissance Literature

Description: This course presents Renaissance British literature from 1500-1660 in its representative modes and defining contexts, including the discovery of the Copernican universe and the new world, the rise of Protestantism, the resultant Counter-reformation, the movement from humanism to empiricism, and the institution of Parliamentary democracy. Specific authors and texts will vary, but will include poetry, prose, and drama.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: COMM-1016 or ENGL-1106 or ENGL-1204H

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 12

Average GPA: 3.38 (A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 48.84%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.56%

Su Fang Ng202145.5%36.4%18.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.251
Andrew M Wadoski202381.8%18.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.851
Kenneth Hodges201842.9%35.8%7.2%0.0%7.2%7.1%3.151
Ernest W Sullivan201162.7%30.1%3.6%1.6%1.3%0.6%3.495
David G Moss200545.5%36.4%9.1%0.0%9.1%0.0%3.021
Katharine Cleland201666.7%27.0%0.0%0.0%2.1%4.2%3.572
Linda M Anderson200741.9%22.6%16.1%0.0%19.4%0.0%2.651

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