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