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]]>https://giving.mit.edu/givenow/ocw/MakeGift.dynKate James2008-08-25T11:59:59-04:00en-USMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htm21L.995 Special Topics in Literature: Milton's "Paradise Lost" (MIT)In this 3-unit class, we will read Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost. The goal of the class is for students to come away feeling comfortable with its language and argument; meeting in a small group will also allow us to talk about the key questions and issues raised by the poem.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Literature/21L-995January--IAP--2008/CourseHome/index.htmFuller, Mary2008-08-22T04:50:21-04:0021L.995en-USLiteratureForeign Languages and Literatures, GeneralcreationMichaelserpentRaphaelhellheavenangelsBeelzebubGodforbidden fruitGarden of EdenOrpheusBellerophonUraniaangelSatanthee and thoumeritWilliam BlakebiblesinFallen AngelGenesisAdam and EveJohn Milton: LuciferParadise LostMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htm21L.705 Major Authors: John Milton (MIT)In 1667, John Milton published what he intended both as the crowning achievement of a poetic career and a justification of God's ways to man: an epic poem which retold and reimagined the Biblical story of creation, temptation, and original sin. Even in a hostile political climate, Paradise Lost was almost immediately recognized as a classic, and one fate of a classic is to be rewritten, both by admirers and by antagonists. In this seminar, we will read Paradise Lost alongside works of 20th century fantasy and science fiction which rethink both Milton's text and its source.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Literature/21L-705Spring-2008/CourseHome/index.htmFuller, Mary2008-08-22T04:50:14-04:0021L.705SP.512en-USLiteratureAmerican Literature (United States)discussionseminar courseGenesisBibleBiblical analysisWilliam BlakeHis Dark MaterialsThe Golden CompassPhilip Pullmanliterary analysisliterary criticismreligious poetryepic poetrypoetrymedieval literatureRenaissance literatureParadise LostJohn MiltonSpecial ProgramsMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htm21L.488 Contemporary Literature: Literature, Development, and Human Rights (MIT)Subject focuses on fiction, drama, and poetry and possibly films inspired by these topics mostly of the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Literature/21L-488Spring-2008/CourseHome/index.htmBrouillette, Sarah2008-07-23T04:29:25-04:0021L.488en-USLiteratureCeltic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNational GeographicWorld BankRohinton MistryJohn le CarreJG BallardJamaica Kincaidliterary perspectiveglobal developmentglobal issuesglobal human rightshuman rightseconomic developmentindustrializationpovertythird worlddeveloping worldMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htm21L.012 Forms of Western Narrative (MIT)Major narrative texts from diverse Western cultures, beginning with Homer and concluding with at least one film. Emphasis on literary <I>and</I> cultural issues: on the artistic significance of the chosen texts and on their identity as anthropological artifacts whose conventions and assumptions are rooted in particular times, places, and technologies. Syllabus varies, but always includes a sampling of popular culture (folk tales, ballads) as well as some landmark narratives such as the <I>Iliad</I> or the <I>Odyssey, Don Quixote, Anna Karenina, Ulysses,</I> and a classic film.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Literature/21L-012Fall-2007/CourseHome/index.htmBuzard, James2008-04-07T03:11:03-04:0021L.012en-USLiteratureLibrary Assistant/TechnicianHeart of DarknessJoseph ConradFrankensteinMary ShelleyGrimmBrothers GrimmDon QuixoteMiguel de CervantesArthurian RomancesOdysseyHomerfictionnarrativewestern narrativeMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htm