Milton (WMA)

Milton (WMA)
This course, study's Milton's poetry, with some attention to his contemporaries, his literary sources, his controversial prose, & his decisive influence on the course of English poetry. During this course, Professor Rogers explores the advantages & limitations of a diverse range of interpretive techniques & theoretical concerns in Milton scholarship & criticism.

Lectures include close readings of lyric & epic poetry, prose, & letters; biographical inquiries; examinations of historical & political contexts; & engagement with critical debates.




Syllabus


Lec 1. Introduction: Milton, Power, and the Power ...

Lec 2. The Infant Cry of God

Lec 3. Credible Employment

Lec 4. Poetry and Virginity

Lec 5. Poetry and Marriage

Lec 6. Lycidas

Lec 7. Lycidas (cont.)

Lec 8. Areopagitica

Lec 9. Paradise Lost, Book I

Lec 10. God and Mammon: The Wealth of Literary Mem...

Lec 11. The Miltonic Smile

Lec 12. The Blind Prophet

Midterm #1

Lec 13. Paradise Lost, Book III

Lec 14. Paradise Lost, Book IV

Lec 15. Paradise Lost, Books V-VI

Lec 16. Paradise Lost, Books VII-VIII

Lec 17. Paradise Lost, Book IX

Lec 18. Paradise Lost, Books IX-X

Lec 19. Paradise Lost, Books XI-XII

Lec 20. Paradise Lost, Books XI-XII (cont.)

Lec 21. Paradise Regained, Books I-II

Lec 22. Paradise Regained, Books III-IV

Lec 23. Samson Agonistes

Lec 24. Samson Agonistes (cont.)

Final Exam