ENG2301 – English Renaissance Literature

Course content

This course provides an introduction to the literature of the English Renaissance, studied in a variety of historical contexts—poetic, intellectual, religious, and political.

Learning outcome

After completing this course, you:

• have a broad understanding of the most important literary trends in Renaissance England,
• can analyse the trends as connected with the ideas and socio-political development of the period,
• have critical reading and writing skills in English.

Admission to the course

Students who are admitted to study programmes at UiO must each semester register which courses and exams they wish to sign up for in Studentweb.

If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures.

Recommended previous knowledge

The students should have taken at least 10 ECTS in English literature/culture.

Overlapping courses

• 10 credits overlap with ENG4341 – English Renaissance Literature.

Teaching

Seminars, 2 hours weekly for 14 weeks. 28 hours in all.

Obligatory activities:

• Written assignment, five pages, plus references and bibliography (a standard page consists of 2,300 characters). You will get feedback on both language and content. Read more here about rules concerning valid excuses and how to apply for postponements. Information about guidelines for obligatory activities.
• It is obligatory to show up for a minimum of 60% of the teaching. In this course you have to attend 8 of 14 seminars. The requirement is absolute.

The allowed absence limit will cover all absences, including illness. You will not be granted valid absences with documentation, even when the absence is due to something beyond your control.

If the course has in-person teaching, and you are signed up for an in-person seminar group, you are to attend the teaching in the location found in the schedule.

If the course has digital teaching, and you are signed up for a digital seminar group, you must attend via Zoom with your camera on.

In certain circumstances, i.e. serious or chronic illness, you could apply for special needs accomodations.

All obligatory activities must be approved in the same semester for you to sit the exam. Once the course requirements have been fulfilled, they remain valid for the current and the next two semesters that the course is taught.

Examination

The form of assessment is a four-hour written examination.

Examination support material

Cambridge Dictionary will be available in the digital examination system Inspera. 

Language of examination

The examination text is given in English, and you submit your response in English.

Grading scale

Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.

More about examinations at UiO

• Use of sources and citations
• Special exam arrangements due to individual needs
• Withdrawal from an exam
• Illness at exams / postponed exams
• Explanation of grades and appeals
• Resitting an exam
• Cheating/attempted cheating

You will find further guides and resources at the web page on examinations at UiO.