| Unit name | Heroes, Heroines and Villains in English Poetry: Milton to Pope |
|---|---|
| Unit code | ENGL30036 |
| Credit points | 30 |
| Level of study | H/6 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Emeritus Professor. Hopkins |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
Normally the successful completion of appropriate level 2 English units |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Department of English |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This unit considers the presentation of fundamental human dilemmas - problems of sexuality, power, friendship, freedom and fate - in the narrative poems of Milton, Dryden and Pope, concentrating particularly on the works' central characters, male and female. Main texts: Paradise Lost, Pope's Iliad of Homer; The Rape of the Lock; Dryden's Fables.
