ENH2340

Literature and the Christian Tradition

(ART)

P Ayres

8 points + 2.5 hours per week + Second semester + Clayton

Synopsis: This subject explores a range of English literature, poetry and fiction, over four centuries, reflecting the dominant religious impulse of the West. The chosen texts embody religious experience from Catholic (Crashaw, Hopkins, Flannery O'Connor) through Anglican (Donne, Herbert) to Puritan (Bunyan, Milton). Attention will be given to the ways in which selected texts turn on issues of theological controversy, locating themselves within the field of a dynamic, contested tradition.

Assessment: Seminar paper (1500 words) and participation: 20% + First essay (2000 words): 30% + Second essay (2500 words): 50%