Looking over next semester, the convienent English class is Milton of Paradise Lost fame. Anyone a fan? I'm trying to decide to take it or not.

Looking over next semester, the convienent English class is Milton of Paradise Lost fame. Anyone a fan? I'm trying to decide to take it or not.

 

Some find Milton to a very arrogant and manipulative writer and other find him inspiring and love the challenges he brings to you as you read his work.

 

It should provide a healthy stream of debates during class.

I didn't like him until I took a class with a guy who's a Milton expert.

 

It's really beautiful.

Just watch it if Milton saids he is going to burn the whole place down... he means it.

Shakespeare, Milton and the Bible.

 

Wait a minute, what was the question?

Some find Milton to a very arrogant and manipulative writer and other find him inspiring and love the challenges he brings to you as you read his work.

 

It should provide a healthy stream of debates during class.

 

But y'all know me, I hate to debate

PARADISE LOST is terrific once you get the hang of the vernacular (sort of like reading/hearing Shakespeare, it takes a bit to get the rhythm).

 

Not that it matters, but the story just got the greenlight to be a feature film. Milton would've enjoyed it...had he not gone blind. That's bad, I'm sorry.

I had a wonderful prof, so I really enjoyed this course. But that holds true about any subject, doesn’t it? However, I was late teens, early twenties then. As a mature adult, I suspect I wouldn’t have any patience for sitting through an entire semester of just Milton, at least if his religious poetry were to be the sole focus.

 

My recommendation would be to take a general course on 17th century English literature to get a taste of some of the greats – Milton, Donne, Marvell, Dryden, Herbert, Pope. You’d never be bored.

I had a wonderful prof, so I really enjoyed this course.  But that holds true about any subject, doesn’t it?  However, I was late teens, early twenties then.  As a mature adult, I suspect I wouldn’t have any patience for sitting through an entire semester of just Milton, at least if his religious poetry were to be the sole focus.

 

My recommendation would be to take a general course on 17th century English literature to get a taste of some of the greats – Milton, Donne, Marvell, Dryden, Herbert, Pope.  You’d never be bored.

 

When you are an adult with kids in high school, responsibilities, volunteering, and a host of other stuff, it becomes a matter of what night is available. So Monday evening is a nice Abnormal Psy and Milton night. Pray for me . . .