English 204 Winter 2004—List of works read and discussed in class

“Reading notes” linked to syllabus contain my commented summaries of assigned texts. “Lecture notes” contain talking points for class lectures and discussions, not all of which were actually covered.

1. Wither: Emblem
2. More: Utopia, books 1 and 2
3. Ralegh, The Discovery of Guiana
4. Harriot, The Newfoundland of Virginia
5. Marlowe, Tamburlaine, Act 1, selections, Act 5
6. Elizabeth I, To the Troops at Tilbury, On Monsieur’s Departure, The doubt of Future Foes
7. Shakespeare in Love
8. Sidney, Come Sleep O Sleep, Marlowe, The Passionate Shepherd, Ralegh, The Nymph’s Reply, Songs: Come Away, Now is the Month of Maying, Come Again, It was a lover and his lass
9. Shakespeare, The Tempest
10. Pico: Oration on the Dignity of Man
11. King James Bible: Prefatory Letter, Genesis, Exodus 1-20, 32, 40, Judges 13-16, [Samson], I Samuel 17, IISamuel 11-13, IKings 3-6, 11, Matthew1-11, 13, 26-8, Revelation 1, 4-7, 17-22
12. Bacon, Of Studies. Of Truth, Of Superstition, Novum Organum--The Idols of the Mind
13. Milton, Aereopagitica
14. Bradford, History Of Plymouth Plantation—On the Mayflower, Private and Communal Farming
15. Bible, Psalms 19, 23, 51, 137, 150, Song of Songs 1-4
16. Donne, Expostulation 19, Herbert, The H. Scriptures
17. Donne, Spit in my face, you Jews, Batter my Heart Three personed God, Tesauro, On Metaphor
18. Herbert, Redemption, Deniall, Love 3
19. Donne, The Canonization, The Flea
20. Mary Wroth, When Night’s Black Mantle could most darkness prove, Am I thus conquer’d have I lost the powers, False Hope which feeds but to destroy
21. Andrew Marvell, The Garden
22. Milton, Paradise Lost, Selections in Longman Anthology
23. Ann Bradstreet, To my dear and loving husband, A Dialogue between Old England and New