ENGL 220: Milton
Lecture 06 - Lycidas. Milton's poem Lycidas is discussed as an example of pastoral elegy and one of Milton's first forays into theodicy. The poetic speaker's preoccupation with questions of immortality and reward, especially for poets and virgins, is probed. The Christian elements of the poem's dilemma are addressed, while the solution to the speaker's crisis is characterized as erotic and oddly paganistic, pointing towards the heterodox nature of much of Milton's thinking. (from oyc.yale.edu)
| Lecture 06 - Lycidas |
| Time | Lecture Chapters |
| [00:00:00] | 1. Revisiting "Comus" |
| [00:07:04] | 2. "Lycidas": An Elegy |
| [00:26:44] | 3. A Review of the Great Poet Orpheus |
| [00:33:27] | 4. "Lycidas" and Milton's Letter to a Friend |
| References |
| Lecture 6 - Lycidas Instructor: Professor John Rogers. Handout: Lycidas [PDF]. Transcript [html]. Audio [mp3]. Download Video [mov]. |
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