Old English Period: 449-1066; The Medieval Period: 1066-
1485; The Renaissance 1485-1660; 17th & 18th Centuries
(Restoration & Enlightenment): 1660-1798; Romantic
Period 1798-1832; Victorian Period: 1832-1901; and
Modern Period: 1901-1950. Each unit contains an
introduction to the time period using a timeline and
background lecture that discusses the philosophical,
political, religious, ethical, and social influences of each time
period. Authors represented include Homer, Chaucer,
Boccaccio, William Shakespeare, Francesco Petrarch, Mary
Wollstonecraft, Queen Elizabeth I, Percy Bysshe Shelley,
Elizabeth Barret Browning, Robert Browning, and Virginia
Woolf. The course contains also contains a World Literature
unit with stories from India, Europe, China, and Spain. The
course also includes Informational Lessons, Communication
lessons, Grammar Lessons, and Writing Lessons.
