Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
- understand the historical, social, and cultural contexts in which early British authors wrote their works (from the Middle Ages to early 18th century).
- understand the various influences that different European countries have on the development of early British literature.
- analyze literary works and support their interpretations with appropriate textual evidence.

Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
- understand the historical, social, and cultural contexts in which early British authors wrote their works (from the Middle Ages to early 18th century).
- understand the various influences that different European countries have on the development of early British literature.
- analyze literary works and support their interpretations with appropriate textual evidence.

British Literature I is the first part of a two�year sequence of courses consisting of British Literature I and British Literature II. British Literature I introduces students to British literature from its Anglo�Saxon origins up to and including the Enlightenment. �British Literature from approximately the age of the Industrial Revolution, i.e. the last decades of the 18th Cent., up to the modern period is studied in British Literature II.�

British Literature I is the first part of a two�year sequence of courses consisting of British Literature I and British Literature II. British Literature I introduces students to British literature from its Anglo�Saxon origins up to and including the Enlightenment. �British Literature from approximately the age of the Industrial Revolution, i.e. the last decades of the 18th Cent., up to the modern period is studied in British Literature II.�

The Norton Anthology of English Literature, 9th Edition (The Major Authors), edited by Julia Reidhead. New York: Norton and Company, 2013.

The Norton Anthology of English Literature, 9th Edition (The Major Authors), edited by Julia Reidhead. New York: Norton and Company, 2013.