# Milton

- Institution: Yale University
- Department: English
- Teacher: John Rogers
- Term: Fall 2007
- Level: Undergraduate
- Language: English
- Subjects: Literature and writing
- Source: [Open Yale Courses](https://oyc.yale.edu/english/engl-220)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/) (Non-commercial use only.)
- Syllabus: [at the source](https://oyc.yale.edu/english/engl-220#syllabus)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/engl-220/474bc88298df) (Audio)
2. [The Infant Cry of God](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/engl-220/bcdd4da71cbb) (Audio)
3. [Credible Employment](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/engl-220/b943da42ee2c) (Audio)
4. [Poetry and Marriage](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/engl-220/0f3d3197abf4) (Audio)
5. [Lycidas](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/engl-220/a97db61078a5) (Audio)
6. [Areopagitica](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/engl-220/5eb423c9524e) (Audio)
7. [Paradise Lost, Book I](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/engl-220/51550e4c33e7) (Audio)
8. [God and Mammon: The Wealth of Literary Memory](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/engl-220/761fae260d52) (Audio)
9. [The Miltonic Simile](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/engl-220/f38d60ca3455) (Audio)
10. [The Blind Prophet](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/engl-220/d0d2efdbcc94) (Audio)
11. [Paradise Lost, Book III](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/engl-220/e4bba66317c8) (Audio)
12. [Paradise Lost, Books V-VI](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/engl-220/dde8e3a618f3) (Audio)
13. [Paradise Lost, Books VII-VIII](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/engl-220/36cd0892623d) (Audio)
14. [Paradise Lost, Book IX](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/engl-220/803760b89149) (Audio)
15. [Paradise Lost, Books XI-XII](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/engl-220/f8c4ef875493) (Audio)
16. [Paradise Lost, Books IX-X](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/engl-220/185ff2bc08d9) (Audio)
17. [Paradise Lost, Books XI-XII (cont.)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/engl-220/75072881fa06) (Audio)
18. [Paradise Regained, Books I-II](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/engl-220/f88306b0569d) (Audio)
19. [Paradise Regained, Books III-IV](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/engl-220/28e8e3b50cb2) (Audio)
20. [Samson Agonistes](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/engl-220/591ed3970e3e) (Audio)
21. [Samson Agonistes (cont.)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/yale/engl-220/8979d372c715) (Audio)