The British canon and national tradition

Change and expansion during the 14th and 15th century Food for thought: 1. How is marriage viewed in these two readings? How are they similar or dissimilar? 2. What sources of power are available to women in this period?

Poetry of learning and conceit Food for thought: How would you describe the speaker in the poems? What kind of images do the poets use in their writing?

The early beginnings of a new genre Food for thought: 1. In what ways are these early novels similar or dissimilar to contemporary novels? 2. Why does Behn open her novel with a long description of Surinam?

Overstepping the limits

The advent of realism

The mind turning inwards

Playing with the fragments of civilization

Britain after Brexit