EGL 204 - Plague, Revolt, Religion, and Nation: The Fourteenth Century

Course Units: 1

(Fall; Doyle) Offered twice every four years. This course explores English literature as it reflects, shapes, and critiques society from the onset of the Hundred Years’ War to the overthrow of Richard II (1337- 1400), a turbulent period that includes the Peasants’ Revolt, the Black Plague, the rise of English as the language of literature and government, and the proto-Protestant movement known as Lollardy. Common Curriculum CC: HUL