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Syllabus
8/27 Course Introduction

Labor Day
9/3 A Masque, aka Comus, pp 86-114
17th century Cavalier verse*         *(asterisk marks readings not found in the Hughes edition)

9/8     A Masque, aka Comus
9/10 Sonnets VII p 76, XIV P 145, XVIII P 167, XIX P 168, XXIII P 170

9/15 Bookstall readings and assignment. 1638-1645*
    Everyone reads England's Parliament Remonstrance*; see assignment sheet for additional requirements
9/17 Bookstall readings and assignment continued*
    Handouts: Laud's visitation, Roots and Branch Petition, etc.*

9/22 Lycidas pp 116-125 Guest Professor Dean Shenwin
9/24 Areopagitica, excerpts: pp 717-720, 725-733, 741-749
    (You may find it helpful to skim the pages omitted here, but the rest of Areopagitica is not required.)

9/29    Bookstall readings and assignment, 1646-1651*
10/1 Bookstall readings and assignment*

10/6 Tenure of Kings and Magistrates: pp 750-773, Focus especially on pp 750-756. 760-762, 769-773
    Bible on monarchy: Deuteronomy, chapter 17; 1 Samuel, chapter 8*
10/8     Eikonoklastes, excerpts;
    Eikon Basilike, excerpts*
    Bible on idolatry*

10/13 Bookstall readings and assignment, 1652-1660*  
10/15 Bookstall readings and assignment*
    Ready and Easy Way, excerpts

10/20 MIDTERM
10/22 Paradise Lost, hereafter PL, Book 1 (complete book)
    Classical invocations*

10/27 PL Book 2 (complete book)
10/29 PL Books 2 (complete book) and 3 (lines 1-371)

11/3 PL Book 3 (previous, plus lines 613-end) and 4 (complete book)
11/5 PL Book 4 (complete book) and 5 (lines TO BE ANNOUNCED)

11/10 P L Book 5 and 6 (lines TO BE ANNOUNCED)
11/12 PL Book 7 (lines TO BE ANNOUNCED) and 8 (complete book)
    Donne*
    Bible from Song of Songs*
Paper #1 Due Friday, November 14th. See assignment sheet for details.

11/17 PL Book 9 (complete book)
11/19 PL Book 10 (complete book)
Lanyer*

--Fall break--

12/1 PL Books 11 and 12 (lines TO BE ANNOUNCED)
12/3 Samson Agonistes, hereafter SA, pp 549-569
Bible on Samson*

12/8 SA, pp 569-end
12/10 SA continued

12/15 Course wrap up
Paper Project Due

Final Exam: The final exam will be held according to the official University schedule.