ENGL 601
Special Topics in English Literature
Winter 2027 · Jonathan Swift, then and now
Topics
- Swift’s satire
- Political pamphlets
- Sermons and correspondence
- Reception and adaptation
Readings
- Jonathan Swift, “The Lady’s Dressing Room”; Verses on the Death of Dr Swift; “A Proposal for Giving Badges to Beggars”; Journal to Stella; “Testimony of Conscience”; “Doing Good”; A Tale of a Tub; Gulliver’s Travels; A Modest Proposal.
- William Wotton, annotations to A Tale of a Tub.
- W. B. Yeats, epitaph (1933).
- Edith Sitwell, I Live Under a Black Sun (1937).
- Julia Ftacek, “Jonathan and Taylor” (2021).
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- Official course page ↗Winter 2027
- Departmental seminar description with reading information when supplied; not a full syllabus. Scheduled Winter 2027 offering. Named primary and reception texts; purchase status not given.