Reflections on the Class

I thought I might follow Bethany's examples and post my reflections on the class as a final post. I agree that this class has covered a lot. I was prepared for a Doug-class but I don't think I was prepared for a Doug-survey class. I wish I had had more time to dedicate to this class because I think I could have gotten more out of it. There are so many demands on my time, and so often I wouldn't be able to finish the reading because my eyes wouldn't stay open. I felt like we focused a lot on Renaissance and not as much on the Restoration. I wish we could have had more time to devote to the changes that happened between early modern and Restoration because that is a big theme for our final, and I don't think we covered it as clearly as we could have. I would have liked less time in Anglo-Saxon and medieval time because there is so much more that happens during the Renaissance. While A-S works are important as a nationalistic foundation for English writing, Renaissance and Restoration literature, when not focusing on the many societal issues of the time, develops classical ideals which weren't covered in this class. I feel ready for the final in the sense that I have a fairly stable grasp on the authors, terms, movements, and works. I don't feel ready in that I will not have enough time to take this final. I wish this wasn't true, but I know I am going to be hurting for time by the time this experience is over.
Lauren Sandelius