{"id":1503,"date":"2019-02-21T14:36:24","date_gmt":"2019-02-21T14:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-hiltner-english-ucsb-edu-v05.pantheonsite.io\/?page_id=1503"},"modified":"2019-02-21T14:36:24","modified_gmt":"2019-02-21T14:36:24","slug":"eng-101-summer-2016","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hiltner.english.ucsb.edu\/index.php\/eng-101-summer-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Eng 101, Summer 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Eng 101, Summer 2016<\/p>\n

English Literature: the Medieval Period to 1650<\/em><\/p>\n

This course is an introduction to the first eight hundred years of English literature from the Anglo Saxon beginnings to the 1645 edition of Milton\u2019s\u00a0Poems<\/em>. After surveying some very early works, such as the\u00a0Dream of the Rood<\/em>, we will read\u00a0Beowulf<\/em>, one of the greatest epics in the English language, in Seamus Heaney\u2019s exquisite translation. From there we will move to excerpts from\u00a0Sir Gawain and the Green Knight<\/em>\u00a0and Chaucer\u2019s\u00a0The Canterbury Tales<\/em>\u00a0before concluding in the Renaissance with Milton and Marvell. Throughout the quarter we will be considering just what these texts can tell us about the cultures that produced them, especially their attitudes toward gender, politics, religion, and the environment. What, for example, might \u201cThe Wife of Bath\u2019s Tale\u201d tell us about the position of women in Chaucer\u2019s England? Similarly, does the\u00a0Dream of the Rood<\/em>, which is\u2013quite remarkably\u2013told in part from the perspective of a tree, tell us anything about how nature and the natural world was imagined?<\/p>\n

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\u201cPlease rate the overall quality of the Instructor\u2019s teaching using the following scales\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Average rating: 4.7 of 5<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>(\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663 Excellent; \u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663\u00a0Very Good; \u2663\u2663\u2663\u00a0Good; \u2663\u2663\u00a0Fair; \u2663\u00a0Poor)<\/p>\n

\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663 Professor, though I put off taking medieval literature until the last possible moment, thinking that it would be dull and monotonous, I have been pleasantly surprised. I have enjoyed your teaching style and your engagement with the texts and with us students. When dealing with old (fairly offensive) mostly male writers, it is refreshing to have a teacher that is looking through an environmental and feminist lens! Thank you for listening.<\/p>\n

\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663 Extremely thought-provoking questions, made class readings interesting and relevant to modern issues in ways I\u2019ve never seen another Professor do. I learned a lot about the value of literature to the study of humanity. An excellent experience!<\/p>\n

\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663 Overall good professor! He\u2019s truly passionate about this topic! Recommend him.<\/p>\n

\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663 He is very clear and knowledgeable about the subject. It\u2019s very helpful that he is approachable. The discussion questions were extremely beneficial.<\/p>\n

\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663 Very interesting topics of discussion. I personally enjoyed the group discussions for each major section. It allowed for a broader understanding of the material.<\/p>\n

\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663 It was a good class. Being in summer, there was a large amount of reading per night, but then again the course is only 6 weeks. I think the most difficult part was my lack of innate knowledge of history at the time of work read. But it was decent.<\/p>\n

\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663 Well explained, thought out class structure. Enabled critical thinking of literature in a way I\u2019ve never experienced in any other class. Would recommend.<\/p>\n

\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663 Thank you for making the class so interesting! Really loved it!<\/p>\n

\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663 I enjoyed the class and appreciated the breadth of texts and authors discussed.<\/p>\n

\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663 Solid class. A bit dry. 44\/48.<\/p>\n

\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663 I liked Professor Hiltner a lot. He was always approachable and helpful, also outside of class. He really wants his students to succeed.<\/p>\n

\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663 Contents of the course were fascinating, loved seeing the formation of the English language through literary and historical scope, and I appreciated Professor Hiltner\u2019s style of instruction.<\/p>\n

\u2663\u2663\u2663\u2663 I really enjoyed the material we read in this course. I think including various class activities besides discussion would improve the class.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Feedback Eng 101, Summer 2016 English Literature: the Medieval Period to 1650 This course is an introduction to the first eight hundred years of English literature from the Anglo Saxon beginnings to the 1645 edition of Milton\u2019s\u00a0Poems. After surveying some very early works, such as the\u00a0Dream of the Rood, we will read\u00a0Beowulf, one of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1503","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hiltner.english.ucsb.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1503","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hiltner.english.ucsb.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hiltner.english.ucsb.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hiltner.english.ucsb.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hiltner.english.ucsb.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1503"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/hiltner.english.ucsb.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1503\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1505,"href":"https:\/\/hiltner.english.ucsb.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1503\/revisions\/1505"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hiltner.english.ucsb.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}