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Milton

John Rogers · Yale University

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About

This class is a study of Milton's poetry, with attention paid to his literary sources, his contemporaries, his controversial prose, and his decisive influence on the course of English poetry. Throughout the course, Professor Rogers explores the advantages and limitations of a diverse range of interpretive techniques and theoretical concerns in Milton scholarship and criticism. Lectures include close readings of lyric and epic poetry, prose, and letters; biographical inquiries; examinations of historical and political contexts; and engagement with critical debates.

Lectures

  1. Introduction: Milton, Power, and the Power of Milton Lecture 1 · Audio
  2. The Infant Cry of God Lecture 2 · Audio
  3. Credible Employment Lecture 3 · Audio
  4. Poetry and Marriage Lecture 5 · Audio
  5. Lycidas Lecture 6 · Audio
  6. Areopagitica Lecture 8 · Audio
  7. Paradise Lost, Book I Lecture 9 · Audio
  8. God and Mammon: The Wealth of Literary Memory Lecture 10 · Audio
  9. The Miltonic Simile Lecture 11 · Audio
  10. The Blind Prophet Lecture 12 · Audio
  11. Paradise Lost, Book III Lecture 13 · Audio
  12. Paradise Lost, Books V-VI Lecture 15 · Audio
  13. Paradise Lost, Books VII-VIII Lecture 16 · Audio
  14. Paradise Lost, Book IX Lecture 17 · Audio
  15. Paradise Lost, Books XI-XII Lecture 19 · Audio
  16. Paradise Lost, Books IX-X Lecture 18 · Audio
  17. Paradise Lost, Books XI-XII (cont.) Lecture 20 · Audio
  18. Paradise Regained, Books I-II Lecture 21 · Audio
  19. Paradise Regained, Books III-IV Lecture 22 · Audio
  20. Samson Agonistes Lecture 23 · Audio
  21. Samson Agonistes (cont.) Lecture 24 · Audio

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Credits and licence

Institution
Yale University
Department
English
Teacher
John Rogers
Term
Fall 2007
Level
Undergraduate
Language
English
Subjects
Literature and writing
Source
Open Yale Courses
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US, as Open Yale Courses states it. Non-commercial use only. Open Yale Courses's terms
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