ENGL 311Eighteenth-Century Literature: Sex, Satire, and Sentiment

In this course, students will explore the topics of sex, satire, and sentiment in a selection of Restoration and eighteenth-century literature. Students will learn about writers such as Aphra Behn, Jonathan Swift, Ann Finch, Alexander Pope, Phillis Wheatley, and Olaudah Equiano, and consider their contemporary resonance. Students will develop their ability to read period texts closely and to communicate their understanding through different written forms.