Special topics in literature: milton's "paradise lost"

Lectures: 2 sessions / week, 2 hours / session

In this 3-unit class, we will read Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost. The goal of the class is for students to come away feeling comfortable with its language and argument; meeting in a small group will also allow us to talk about the key questions and issues raised by the poem.

This reading course is open to all, but it is particularly designed to complement 21L.705 major authors: John Milton, a longer seminar on Milton and twentieth-century fantasy offered in Spring 2008 which assumes that participants will have read the poem at least once.

I've waived the limit of 15 participants, but the class is now capped at 23.

The final grade is based on a total of 24 points. The breakdown of points is as follows:

Please see assignments for more information on the journals.

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