John Milton is among the most important and gifted poets to have written in the English language.听听His poetry (and prose) are centrally occupied with questions about the nature of personhood and about the claims, obligations towards, and risks associated with collective life.听听Milton鈥檚 efforts to understand what it means to be a person and what it means to live a life engaged with other persons in acts of collective governance are advanced in relation to the social struggles leading up to the English Civil War, the experiment of founding a Commonwealth, and the experience of revolutionary defeat in the wake of the Restoration of Charles II.听听This seminar will track Milton鈥檚 early development as a poet and his initial efforts in lyric poetry, sample some of his extensive writing in prose鈥攆ocusing especially on pieces that illuminate his commitment to the English Revolution鈥攁nd will culminate in a careful study of his primary poetic achievements,听Paradise Lost,听Paradise Regained, and听Samson Agonistes.听听Given the scope of Milton鈥檚 imagination, our discussions necessarily will be wide ranging, though we鈥檒l be concerned especially to address the political, legal and theological contexts that impact his poetic vision, and the formal resources Milton brings to bear on the project of representing persons and communal life.
Taught by Dr. David Glimp.
搁别辫别补迟补产濒别:听Repeatable for up to 6.00 total credit hours. Allows multiple enrollment in term.听
搁别辩耻颈蝉颈迟别蝉:听Restricted to English (ENGL) and English Lit- Creative Writing (CRWR) graduate students only.
Additional Information:听Departmental Category: Graduate Courses
MA Designation: Pre-1800 Poetry Intensive听
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