In this volume, instructors will find ideas for teaching the Italian Renaissance romance epic along with its adaptations in film, theatre, visual art, and music. An extensive resources section locates primary texts online and lists critical studies, anthologies, and reference works.

Guides instructors in choosing among many possibilities to design an history of the English language (HEL) course to match their own interests and institutions. The essays consider what subjects to include, how to organise the course, and what textbook to assign. They offer historical approaches and those that are not structured by chronology.