Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Literature.

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An introduction to the poetry, fiction, and prose of the Restoration and eighteenth-century (1660-1789) that places these works within the social, political, economic, and religious changes that define the period. Students will engage with writers such as John Milton, Aphra Behn, Jonathan Swift, Alexander Pope, Eliza Haywood, Thomas Gray, Samuel Johnson, Laurence Sterne, and Horace Walpole. While gaining insight into the works of various authors, students will develop an understanding of the overall scope of the period and its place in literary history, and consider the relevance of eighteenth-century writers today.