ENLT 349 - (CL) Restoration and 18th-Century Poetry

3 cr.

A study of the major developments in English poetry between 1660 and 1780 in relation to the cultural and literary history of the period.  The reading list will focus on the major ‘“Augustan” poets (Dryden, Pope, Swift, and Johnson).  It will also include works by Rochester, Behn, Gay, and Goldsmith.