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EN 332M The Age of Exploration (3)

The spirit of exploration in Renaissance England as reflected in literature, with reference to 20th-century experience; accounts of Renaissance voyages to the New World in the context of other types of exploration — images of utopias, of superhuman heroism, of new power acquired through magic and science, etc. Readings range from Ovid to 20th-century science fiction, with emphasis on works by More, Shakespeare, Marlowe, Bacon.
Co-requisite: EN 113.