LAE486A Workshop/English/Rare Books at the Newberry Library

Students will meet in the Collections Room of the Newberry Library, 60 W. Walton, Chicago, IL. They will examine first-hand several seminal texts in English literature in their first or very early editions. Examples of texts include: Malory's "Morte d' Arthur" (1485); Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales" (1490); "First Folio" edition of Shakespeare (1623); Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels" (1726); Samuel Johnson's "Dictionary" (1773); Other magnificent rarities. Prerequisite(s): None 2 quarter hours OR 1 semester hour