LTWR 231 English Literature of the 17th Century

Introduces literature of the 17th century through study of the metaphysical wit and cavalier poetry of Donne, Herbert, Marvell, Milton, and Jonson; the prose of Bacon and Browne; and the poetry of Phillips, Wroth, and Lanyer. Themes include manuscript and print culture, public politics and private culture, and sex and religion.