ENH2315

Romantic Literature I

(ART)

Professor Kevin Hart

6 points + 2 hours per week + First semester Clayton + Prerequisite: A first-year sequence in English or Comparative Literature (not Cultural Studies)

Synopsis: The subject examines the birth and development of British romanticism from romance. It begins with a brief study of romance, chiefly in Spenser and Milton, passes to a study of forgery, examines the work of William Blake, and concentrates on the writings of the Wordsworth Circle: the poetry of William Wordsworth and S. T. Coleridge, and the journals of Dorothy Wordsworth.

Assessment: Two essays (2250 words each; one of these essays must be presented as a seminar paper): 100%