ENGL121

The Power of Song: Renaissance Lyric and Its Afterlives

Examines the power that song has over its audiences. Drawing on literary, performance, and sound studies, we will investigate how song takes hold of its listeners in uniquely moving ways. We will examine the special appeal of song in early modern England, including works by William Shakespeare, John Milton, and William Byrd. And we will compare the song culture of the English Renaissance to the power of song in contemporary life, from Kendrick Lamar to CocoRosie.

Past Semesters

Scott Trudell

1 review
Average rating: 5.00

Scott Trudell

1 review
Average rating: 5.00

Include P/F semesters During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.22 between 98 students*

A-: 35.71%

A: 20.41%

A+: 5.1%

B-: 4.08%

B: 7.14%

B+: 14.29%

C-: 2.04%

C: 1.02%

C+: 1.02%

D-: 1.02%

F: 4.08%

W: 4.08%

* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.