As a guest lecturer at the University of Tromsø, I have the honor of teaching five graduate students Renaissance Rhetoric--a topic near and dear to my heart. I can more regularly be found at the University of Trondheim (or, NTNU), Engelsk Institutt. This course came out of my dissertation research and my interest in the voices of women in the Renaissance. You will see the latter interest reflected in the inclusion of various materials related to women and rhetoric on the syllabus.
The page has been set up to aid my students in getting information related to the course and make communication easier. Tromsø is well above the arctic circle and I, as a førsteamanuensis in Trondheim, am about 100 km below that georgraphical line. Most of the communication for the course will take place via email and discussion group. If you are interested in finding out more, please feel free to email me for further information.
This page includes links to:
Some Definitions of Rhetoric: these were from our first class meeting when I was trying to establish for the students what exactly rhetoric was... (Does not include definitions from the English renaissance at this time.)
Course Syllabus: policy statement, goals of course, reading list for Spring 1997.
Class Presentation Instructions: this is a short description of the class presentations the students will give during the course of the semester. (Available through Course Syllabus.)
Reading Renaissance Texts: this was attached to some of the photocopied texts for the class; it is designed to familiarize the students with reading renaissance texts. (Also available through Course Syllabus.)
Bibliography: this is a comparatively short bibliography designed to give students some idea of the breadth of the topic. Another, more complete bibliography is available in the compendium for the course.
Other Internet Resources: this list is by no means complete, but offers students a place to start.
Course Packet Contents: this is the table of contents for the readings assigned to the students in the course. It includes critical articles, and a bibliography.
Women in Shakespeare: this is a bibliography and a list of links related to women in the Renaissance. (It is located on my Shakespeare page.)
Catherine's Shakespeare Course: this is a mellomfag (undergraduate) course that I taught at NTNU, Trondheim in the Fall of 1996. It is full of links and other useful information (if I say so myself).
Practice Exam for Spring 1997: this was handed out to students in the course to help them prepare for the exam...
Some Renaissance Rhetoric Terms: again, designed for students in the course to help them study for the exam.
More to come........