ENG 5660 MAJOR AUTHORS: MILTON'S POETRY & PROSESPRING 2027 • MONDAYS 5:30-8:30 PM • SH 502 DESCRIPTION: In addition to Paradise Lost, the self-styled poet-prophet’s attempt to “assert Eternal Providence, / And justifie the wayes of God to men,” this seminar will cover Milton's other major poems including Samson Agonistes, Comus, and Lycidas as well as revolutionary polemics on topics ranging from tyranny and regicide, to book burning and books "promiscuously read," to educational best practices, to problems of marriage and virtues of divorce. Along the way, we will discern consonances and continuities, inconsistencies and contradictions, within individual works and across Milton’s oeuvre. Requirements include two papers, a presentation, and robust participation. For additional information please contact Dr. Orvis directly at orvisdl@appstate.edu.
