Dr. Yoder
English 4370.01     Milton & Blake     Fall 2008

Week 1 (Aug. 25-29)
M     Intro
W     "Classic Criticism of Paradise Lost" pp. 377-400

Week 2 (Sept. 1-5)
M     LABOR DAY -- NO CLASS
W     Paradise Lost I

Week 3 (Sept. 8-12)
M     Paradise Lost II
        Journal Topic: Satan, or the Council in Hell
W     Paradise Lost III

Week 4 (Sept. 15-19)
M     Paradise Lost IV
        Journal Topic: Predestination/Foreknowledge, or Satan in Paradise, or Adam & Eve
W     Paradise Lost V

Week 5 (Sept. 22-26)
M     Paradise Lost VI
W     Paradise Lost VII

Week 6 (Sept. 29-Oct. 3)
M     Paradise Lost VIII
W     Paradise Lost IX

Week 7 (Oct. 6-10)
M     Paradise Lost IX-X
        Journal Topic: The Nature of the Fall -- Beginning? Completion? Cause?
W     Paradise Lost X

Week 8 (Oct. 13-17)
M     Paradise Lost XI
W     Paradise Lost XII
F     PAPER 1 DUE by Noon: Assignments are here.

Week 9 (Oct. 20-24)
M     Blake: The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
W     

Week 10 (Oct. 27-31)
M     Blake's Illustrations of Milton's Poetry; Blake's Letters pp. 470-490
W

Week 11 (Nov. 3-7)
M     Blake: Milton I
        Journal Topic: How is the Bard's Song related to Paradise Lost
W

Week 12 (Nov. 10-14)
M     Blake: Milton I (continued)
W

Week 13 (Nov. 17-21)
M     Blake: Milton II
W     

Week 14 (Nov. 24-28)
M      Blake: Milton II (continued)
       PAPER 2 DUE In Class: Assignments are here.
W     NO CLASS THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY

Week 15 (Dec. 1-5)
M     Blake: Jerusalem plates 3, 42, 60-62
W     

Week 16 (Dec. 8)
M     LAST DAY OF CLASS

F     PAPER 3 DUE by Noon: Assignments are here.

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