Period Styles in Renaissance Poetry (Spring 2003, East Carolina University)

David Wilson-Okamura (Spring 2003)
Period Styles in Renaissance Poetry

Droeshout portrait of W. Shakespeare

Syllabus
Schedule of reading and assignments, course requirements, extension policy, important times and addresses.

Grading Standards for College Papers
What I look for in an A paper, in a B paper, etc.

Writing about Poetry
Some things to think about while you're planning your papers.

Other Online Documents

Sir Philip Sidney, from The Defence of Poesie

Sir Francis Bacon, Essays

William Drummond, Flea poems

Martial, Epigrams 5.78

Martial, Epigrams 11.52

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