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Milton

General

Prefix

ENGL

Course Number

424

Course Level

Undergraduate

Department/Unit(s)

College/School

College of Liberal Arts

Description

Paradise Lost. The shorter works in context of revolution and civil wars.

Credits

Min

3

Max

3

Repeatable

No

Goals and Diversity

MN Goal Course

No

Cultural Diversity

No

Learning Outcomes

Outcome

Apply literary and poetic terms and concepts to the interpretation of Milton’s works in class discussion, oral presentations, and writing.

Outcome

Analyze Milton’s strategies and effects in deploying genres and modes, including especially epic.

Outcome

Describe connections between Milton’s writings and its seventeenth-century historical and biographical contexts.

Outcome

Demonstrate intensive reading of literary works.

Course Outline

Course Outline

Background of English Revolution and religious war. 20% Intensive reading of Paradise Lost. 25% Intensive reading of Milton’s shorter poetry and prose. 25% Analytic and interpretive skills for writing literature essays. 15% Literary and rhetorical terms, including epic conventions, and their applications. 15%

Dependencies

Programs

ENGL424 is a completion requirement for: