University of St Andrews

Key information

SCOTCAT credits : 30

ECTS credits : 15

Level : SCQF level 10

Semester: 1

Availability restrictions: Not automatically available to General Degree students

Planned timetable: 11.00 am - 1.00 pm Mon

This module covers the writings of John Milton, in verse and in prose, from the beginning of his career to the end and across the tumultuous decades of the seventeenth century through which Milton lived. In every instance we will try and combine faithful attention to the text with a keen awareness of how Milton's contexts - literary, historical, and otherwise - shaped and were shaped by Milton's work. Students should be prepared for an intense programme of primary and secondary reading and for heavily discussion-based seminars. Assessment will be by a progression of essays; there is no exam. (Group B)

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisite(s): Before taking this module you must pass EN2003 and pass EN2004

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact: 1 x 2-hour seminar, and 2 optional consultative hours.

Assessment pattern

As used by St Andrews: Coursework = 100%


Re-assessment: exam = 100%

Personnel

Module coordinator: Dr M C Augustine
Module teaching staff: Dr Matthew Augustine (MCA3)
Module coordinator email mca3@st-andrews.ac.uk

Intended learning outcomes

• Demonstrate familiarity with the themes and forms of Milton's writing across his career
• Demonstrate knowledge of Milton's literary influences and milieu
• Demonstrate a practical understanding of English politics in the later seventeenth century
• Demonstrate familiarity with some of the major critical traditions of Milton studies
• Respond to Milton's language critically and originally