Elizabeth to Enlightenment, Donne to Dryden: poetry of England

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    London

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How did English poets respond to the spiritual, political and social upheaval that characterised this extraordinary entury? Among many others, we shall consider Donne’s anguish, Herbert’s devotion, Milton’s majesty, Rochester’s licentiousness and Dryden’s withering wit.

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Keeley Street, Covent Garden, WC2B 4BA

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- Demonstrate understanding of how the social, intellectual and spiritual characteristics of the period wereevoked in poetry- Appreciate how style and technique contribute to the meaning and impact of poems of the period.- Identify how 17th. Century authors’ lives and circumstances influenced their work.

No. All texts will be provided. Bring a pen and paper for note making.

Teacher explanation; group discussion. As indicated above, you will need to do some preparatory reading for each class.

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  • Poetry

Course programme

Beginning with Shakespeare and Donne, we shall chart the spiritual and political concerns and conflicts of the
century’s early decades, culminating in Civil War. Subsequently we shall consider the significance of Milton’s
Paradise Lost, and the unbuttoned Restoration verse of the likes of Rochester, concluding with the vivid satirical wit
of Dryden. As well as charting the relationship between poetry and the times which gave rise to it, we shall study
the remarkable developments in poetic forms and conventions.

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Other courses in the Seventeenth century studies section. For further details please see the prospectus and/or the City Lit website: information and advice on courses at City Lit is available from the Student Centre and Library on Monday to Friday from 12:00 – 19:00.
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Elizabeth to Enlightenment, Donne to Dryden: poetry of England

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