School of Humanities  
 
 
ENG-30064 Milton  
Co-ordinator: Dr Roger Pooley    Room: CBB2.050, Tel:33144  
Teaching Team: Mrs Tracey  Lea, Miss Jo-Anne  Watts  
Lecture Time: See Timetable...  
Level: 3 Credits: 15 Study Hours: 150  
School Office: Tel: 01782 733147
 
 
 
Programme/Approved Electives for

English and American Literatures Single Honours (Level 3)
English Dual Honours (Level 3)
English Major (Level 3)
English Minor (Level 3)

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Yes

Barred Combinations

None

Prerequisites

N/A

Description

The poetry and prose of John Milton is almost unmatched in English in its achievement, range and ambition. Paradise Lost is the great English epic. Milton's involvement with the Parliamentary regime of the 1640s and 50s produced some of the most engaged and impressive writing of this or any period. From an early age Milton set himself to become a writer: apart from epic, there is tragedy, masque, elegy, sonnet, and polemic. In this module we will look at the range of Milton's work (though not all of it), and attend to the historical, classical and biblical contexts. Finish your degree studies in English with a serious study of one of the great English writers.

Aims

To give students the space to tackle one of the most challenging and rewarding major English writers in historical and ideological contexts


Intended Learning Outcomes

write critically and knowledgeably about complex and demanding literary texts will be achieved by assessments: 1, 2
argue for the importance of historical, political and literary contexts in studying literature will be achieved by assessments: 2
demonstrate sophisticated analytical skills will be achieved by assessments: 1, 2


Study hours

22 hour in eleven, two-hour seminars
1 hour consultation and feedback
88 hours seminar preparation
39 hours completing assessments


Description of Module Assessment

01: Exercise weighted 30%
Close reading
1200-word analysis of a short poem or extract from a longer work by Milton

02: Essay weighted 70%
Essay on Milton in context
A 3,500 word essay on a major work or group of works by Milton. A list of titles will be supplied, but students may vary them in consultation from the tutor.


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