ENG 325, 326 - Milton & the Age of Revolution

1 course unit

A study of Milton’s major works, especially Paradise Lost, and his impact on later poets, most notably the visionary and revolutionary strain in English Romanticism. Other readings will focus on contexts for understanding this impact, such as the Bible, epic traditions, civil war, and sectarian strife in seventeenth century England, colonialism, gender, and psychology.
Meets departmental Genealogies approach.
Meets general academic requirement W when offered as 326.