ENGL 630 - RESTORATION OF EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY BRITISH LITERATURE

3 Credit Hour(s)
A study of the literature from the restoration of the monarchy in 1660 to about 1798, with attention to the emergence of neoclassicism and other aspects of the intellectual and artistic milieu. Emphasizes such writers as Dryden, Wycherly, Pope, Swift, Johnson, and Goldsmith. Assesses advanced critical thinking skills through scholarly reading and written analysis, as well as through oral presentations. Three hours of lecture.