English 251 Independent Worksheet, Week of Oct. 26th
Your name ____________________________________
Before completing this worksheet, view a Power Point presentation titled, “The Early 17th Century.” Then type your responses to the questions below directly onto this sheet, and re-save the document with your name in the title. Post your completed work in your BB Thurs. entry for the week.
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Write a micro essay (about 500 words) on the work of Robert Herrick using a culturalist critical lens. (For a very brief introduction to culturalist criticism, see our Power Point presentations, “The 16th Century” and “The Early 17th Century.”)
In your essay, answer this question: how in his poems does Herrick represent women? Would you say his view of women is traditional, stereotypical, radically new, bizarre, beautiful, something else? Formulate a clear primary response, and support your assertions with lots of specific examples and quotes. Focus, organize, and proofread.
For a little background, you should take a look at Norton Online’s Early 17th Century “Gender, Family, Household” at this link:
http://www.wwnorton.com/college/english/nael/17century/topic_1/welcome.htm
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After viewing our Power Point presentation titled, “The Early 17th Century,” answer the following questions in 1-4 sentences each:
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Where, in George Herbert’s work, do you find what are known as literary “conceits”? Provide specific examples.
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Where, in George Herbert’s work, do you find evidence of “formal play”? Again, cite specific examples and explain how they constitute a playful attitude toward form in poems.
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Where, in George Herbert’s work, do you find what is known in literature as “wit”? Examples.
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Where, in George Herbert’s work, do you find “a certain kind of morbid imagery”? Examples.
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Where, in George Herbert’s work, do you find evidence of Herbert’s Humanist sensibilities? Examples, examples, examples, and explain how they constitute a Humanist point of view.
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