Compass Prep

With genres ranging from romance to satire, forms ranging from the sonnet to the novel to the play, and authors ranging from illiterate storytellers to Nobel Prize winners, British literature remains one of the cornerstones of literature curricula around the world. In this survey of British literature, we will begin with the Middle Ages and The Canterbury Tales and then move through the Renaissance with a study of Shakespeare, Milton, and Donne. We’ll make a brief visit to the Restoration to study some satire before moving to the Romantic Period, where we will spend time with Jane Austen and the most famous Romantic poets (Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, and Keats). Our literature from the Victorian Period will include poetry, short stories, and a Dickens novel; we will finish the course with a modern mystery. Honors option available.

Coursestorm Online Enrollment is Free. Course Fee: $270. A $50 non-refundable course enrollment deposit will be billed immediately upon registration and applies toward your overall tuition.  The balance must be paid by July 1, or select a payment plan of $110 payable by July 1 and November 1.

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Recommended Credit: .5

Course Meets: Tuesdays

Reading List: Beowulf, The Canterbury Tales, Le Morte D’Arthur, The Merchant of Venice, Paradise Lost, Northanger Abbey, Wuthering Heights, A Tale of Two Cities, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, various short stories and poetry by Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Keats, Shelley, and more.

All Payments are non-refundable