Dr. Goode 3 This class will be taught fully online during the
second 4-Week JMU Summer Session (June 11th-July 6th). Besides
self-directed learning with our course textbook and the online
materials that the instructor provides, the class will meet
synchronously twice a week for 45 minutes each web meeting. The
meeting time will be decided based on discussion between the
instructor and students. For the best quality of online meeting
participation, headsets with a microphone are recommended. The
main purpose of this survey of British literature from the
Middle Ages through the 18th century is to introduce you to
major authors and texts of the period while encouraging you to
recognize how these texts from the past hold relevance to our
current exploration of the human condition. The course is
divided into three periods, with texts and authors
representative of each period and literary movement: the
medieval period, the Early Modern period (16th and early 17th
centuries), and the “long eighteenth century” (1660-