English Poetry and Prose, 1660-1740

3 credits · Undergraduate

The poetry and prose from the Restoration and early eighteenth-century contain much in the way of sex and jokes. The course studies works by authors such as Dryden, Rochester, Behn, Finch, Swift, and Pope. Students are introduced to popular forms (heroic couplet, satire, conversational poems, essay, epistle, political allegory) and to the many changes that shaped the literature of the period, notably the decline of the court, the emergence of modern capitalism, and the rise of professional authorship. PREREQUISITES: Completion of 6.0 credit hours at the 1000 level in ENGL, CRWR, KING or PERF. EXCLUSIONS: ENGL 3225.06 FORMATS: Lecture | Discussion