Topics in Romanticism I (Fall 2025)
- ENGL 200
- ENGL 290
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one-way Exclusions
Barnard, John, editor. John Keats: The Complete Poems. 2nd ed., Penguin, 1977
The textbook for this course is John Barnard鈥檚 excellent edition of Keats鈥檚 complete poetry and selected letters; any readings not from this text will be provided. Andrew Motion鈥檚 Keats is the authoritative biography, highly recommended but not compulsory.
ENGL 441: Poetry & Poetics of John Keats
This course entails a close study of the work of John Keats (1795-1821). Proceeding more or less chronologically, we will read some of his most popular works (such as the 1819 odes, a selection of sonnets, 鈥淭he Eve of St Agnes鈥, and 鈥淟a Belle Dame sans Merci鈥) and his long narrative poems (Endymion and the unfinished Hyperion and The Fall of Hyperion) in the context of his life and ideas. Setting his letters alongside his poems, we will consider concepts such as negative capability and the 鈥渃amelion poet鈥, Keats鈥檚 approach to beauty and truth, and influences from classical mythology and medievalism to Dante, Spenser, and Milton.
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Assessments
Grading Components
- Attendance and participation (10%)
- Exam (40%)
- Portfolio of close readings (50%)
**Subject to change**
This course is repeatable for credit under different topic titles.
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