ENGL 423

Fall 2014

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Milton
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Credit: 3 OR 4 hours.

3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: One year of college literature or consent of instructor.

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40365
Lecture-Discussion
1G
3:30PM -4:45PM
TR
152 Henry Administration Bldg
Mohamed, F
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
08/25/14-12/10/14
Credit:
4 hours
Section Info:
In an essay on Milton, T. S. Eliot famously remarked that ?of no other poet is it so difficult to consider the poetry simply as poetry, without our theological and political dispositions, conscious and unconscious, inherited or acquired, making an unlawful entry.? While we may not share Eliot?s scorn for Milton in this regard, we can certainly see the truth of his statement on the inescapable presence of political and theological controversy in Milton?s poetry. This course will examine in detail all of Milton?s major poems and introduce the numerous and fascinating political and theological controversies in which he engages in his prose?his arguments for the relaxation of divorce laws, his attacks on English bishops, his criticism of state censorship, his defense of the execution of Charles I, his apologies for Cromwell?s rule, and his model of an English republic. Milton demands our attention as the most influential and important European poet of the past four centuries. Our reading of him is made all the more rewarding by the fact that he forces us to confront questions that continue to bedevil our ethical and political engagements. What is the relationship between truth, reason, and liberty? When is one justified in killing?even morally obliged to kill?one?s ruler? Must we sometimes set democratic principles aside in truth?s defense? This course will include a visit to our Rare Book & Manuscript Library, which houses one of the world?s premier Milton collections.
Restriction(s):
Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
39495
Lecture-Discussion
1U
3:30PM -4:45PM
TR
152 Henry Administration Bldg
Mohamed, F
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
08/25/14-12/10/14
Credit:
3 hours
Section Info:
In an essay on Milton, T. S. Eliot famously remarked that ?of no other poet is it so difficult to consider the poetry simply as poetry, without our theological and political dispositions, conscious and unconscious, inherited or acquired, making an unlawful entry.? While we may not share Eliot?s scorn for Milton in this regard, we can certainly see the truth of his statement on the inescapable presence of political and theological controversy in Milton?s poetry. This course will examine in detail all of Milton?s major poems and introduce the numerous and fascinating political and theological controversies in which he engages in his prose?his arguments for the relaxation of divorce laws, his attacks on English bishops, his criticism of state censorship, his defense of the execution of Charles I, his apologies for Cromwell?s rule, and his model of an English republic. Milton demands our attention as the most influential and important European poet of the past four centuries. Our reading of him is made all the more rewarding by the fact that he forces us to confront questions that continue to bedevil our ethical and political engagements. What is the relationship between truth, reason, and liberty? When is one justified in killing?even morally obliged to kill?one?s ruler? Must we sometimes set democratic principles aside in truth?s defense? This course will include a visit to our Rare Book & Manuscript Library, which houses one of the world?s premier Milton collections.
Restriction(s):
Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.
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