סילבוס של הקורס מילטון

מעודכן ליום שני 19 באפריל 2004

0626.2063 מילטון
ד"ר ארין הנריקסון	שו"ת
This class will explore the works of John Milton (1608-1674) and the religious, political, and literary contexts in which they were written, printed, and read. We will read his poetry (ranging from the fragment on “The Passion” to the epic Paradise Lost) and experiment with various critical tools for interpreting it. We will also read a small selection of Milton’s prose, concentrating on his defenses of divorce and free speech. I will ask you to think critically about traditional assumptions about the prose. In addition to close engagement with these primary materials, we will look at some of Milton’s sources, the works of his contemporaries, and recent scholarship on his work. Texts: The Complete Poems and Major Prose (ed. Hughes) and additional readings to be distributed. Requirements: One paper, midterm and final. Literature of the Renaissance Henriksen, Dr. Erin The course is an introduction to the literature of the Renaissance and an investigation of the concept of “renaissance” in relation to British literature. We will explore the major genres of imaginative writing in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century England, including drama, lyric, and epic poetry, and consider such major themes as the relationship between liberty and obligation and the emergence of print culture. Readings will be drawn from the works of Thomas More, Edmund Spenser, Philip and Mary Sidney, Shakespeare, John Donne, and Aemilia Lanyer, among others. Texts: The Norton Anthology of English Literature, vol. 1 (eds. Abrams and Greenblatt) and additional readings to be distributed. Requirements: One paper, midterm and final.

0626.2063 מילטון

ד"ר ארין הנריקסון

שו"ת

This class will explore the works of John Milton (1608-1674) and the religious, political, and literary contexts in which they were written, printed, and read. We will read his poetry (ranging from the fragment on “The Passion” to the epic Paradise Lost) and experiment with various critical tools for interpreting it. We will also read a small selection of Milton’s prose, concentrating on his defenses of divorce and free speech. I will ask you to think critically about traditional assumptions about the prose. In addition to close engagement with these primary materials, we will look at some of Milton’s sources, the works of his contemporaries, and recent scholarship on his work.

Texts: The Complete Poems and Major Prose (ed. Hughes) and additional readings to be distributed.

Requirements: One paper, midterm and final.

Literature of the Renaissance

Henriksen, Dr. Erin

The course is an introduction to the literature of the Renaissance and an investigation of the concept of “renaissance” in relation to British literature. We will explore the major genres of imaginative writing in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century England, including drama, lyric, and epic poetry, and consider such major themes as the relationship between liberty and obligation and the emergence of print culture. Readings will be drawn from the works of Thomas More, Edmund Spenser, Philip and Mary Sidney, Shakespeare, John Donne, and Aemilia Lanyer, among others.

Texts: The Norton Anthology of English Literature, vol. 1 (eds. Abrams and Greenblatt) and additional readings to be distributed.

Requirements: One paper, midterm and final.