Texts
and Contexts of the Early Tudor Lyric
English 362 (Fall 1996): Special Studies in the Renaissance
Monday 2:30-5:30, Bldg. 340, Rm. 105
R.G. Siemens, Instructor
siemensr@mala.bc.ca
Notes: New Bibliographic Resource.
Description
As an integral part of the cultural fabric of the early Tudor court, the lyric both reflected and assisted in defining the socio-political milieu of Henry VII and Henry VIII's courts. This course will explore aspects of the English lyric, prior to the period in which it is often considered to have reached its aesthetic height (typically exemplified by the work of the Elizabethan courtier Philip Sidney), in the courtly and literary contexts that fashioned it and which it, in turn, helped fashion.Course MaterialsBecause many of the works covered in this course are not conveniently anthologised, nor readily available for class use in other forms, their texts are provided in electronic form via this page; these texts are supplemented by the standard, scholarly editions and critical readings which have been placed on reserve in the library, as well as standard reference works and resources. Much course work will also appear in electronic form, on this page, as well as through electronic mail exchange.
Acknowledgements
- Outline
- Some Useful Resources and Starting Points
- Readings:
- Weekly Format
- Original Format:
- Meetings, Assignments, & Grades
Many of the texts for this course are available for our use in electronic form through the work and assistance, and with the kind permission, of others; I am grateful especially in this regard to Ian Lancashire, Greg Waite, and Alan H. Nelson, as well as to those at the Oxford Text Archive. I also wish to extend my thanks to Ian Lancashire, Luc Borot, Michael Best, Steve Reimer, Alec Globe, Paul Beam, and Willard McCarty, among others, for providing the computer-mediated models of exchange that have influenced this course.