ENG 5483 - Milton: Poetry And Prose

This course examines the major poems and selected minor poetry and prose of John Milton, the great Seventeenth Century poet, puritan and revolutionary. Through close critical readings of Milton’s work, the class will examine such Miltonic themes as loss, guilt, patience, choice, trial, free will, the relationship between men and women and their relationship with God. The class will study the literary genres which Milton adopts and adapts (epic, tragedy, pastoral, masque, etc.), and the poetics, aesthetics, and ethics which inform his work. The course will analyze Milton in his various roles of farsighted politician, profound theologian, and visionary poet.

Credit Hours: 3