Milton - Video

This lecture treats the first two books of the sequel to Paradise Lost, Paradise Reqained. The difference in style and s... Read more

In the final lecture of the course, the analysis of Samson Agonistes comes to a conclusion with an exploration of the po... Read more

This introduction to Samson Agonistes focuses on a psycho-sexual reading of the poem, with particular emphasis placed on... Read more

In this second lecture on Paradise Regained, the three temptations are examined and Milton's unusual departure from thei... Read more

In this final lecture on Paradise Lost, Book Twelve's justification for the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the garden is... Read more

The description of human sexual hierarchy in Book Four of Paradise Lost is contrasted with the depiction of angelic hier... Read more

Books Eleven and Twelve of Paradise Lost and their radical departure from the poem's previous style are discussed. The t... Read more

This second lecture on the Fall traces Milton's use of the word wander, in all of its forms, across the poem. The transf... Read more

Book Nine and the depiction of the Fall are presented. Adam and Eve's dialogue -- especially their perspectives on labor... Read more

This lecture on Books Seven and Eight of Paradise Lost focuses on Milton's account of the Creation. The poet's persisten... Read more