An examination of the major poetic forms of the long eighteenth century with an emphasis on tradition and innovation in poetic techniques. Includes such authors as John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester; John Dryden; Aphra Behn; Alexander Pope; Jonathan Swift; Samuel Johnson; Thomas Gray; Stephen Duck; Ann Yearsley; Mary Collier; Mary Leapor; and Phillis Wheatley.
This course may not be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite(s)
- 12 units of courses labelled English at 300 level or above.
Antirequisite(s)
- Credit for English 429 and 433 will not be allowed.
Sections
This course will be offered next in
Fall 2018.