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.