The paper seeks to introduce the students to British poetry and drama from the 14th
to the 17th centuries. It offers the students an exploration of certain seminal texts that
set the course of British poetry and plays. The period is remarkable in many ways: 14th century poetry evokes an
unmistakable sense of “modern” and the spirit of Renaissance is marked in the
Elizabethan Drama. The Reformation brings about sweeping changes in religion
and politics. A period of expansion of horizons: intellectual and geographical.
- Teacher: SAUMYATA JOSHI