—Present an introductory lecture on the "genre of the emblem," leading to an explication of either "The Altar" or "Easter Wings." (There is an example of an "Emblem" by Richard Crashaw on pp. 1749-1750; it starts with the image of the locked heart which appears at the bottom of p. 1749.)
—The Norton Anthology says, "Unlike Donne, Herbert does not voice fears about his salvation or about his desperate sins; his anxieties center rather on his relationship with Christ, most often represented as that of friend with friend." Find and discuss at least two poems, one by Donne, and one by Herbert, which support this statement.
—The Norton Anthology says, "Unlike Donne, Herbert does not voice fears about his salvation or about his desperate sins; his anxieties center rather on his relationship with Christ, most often represented as that of friend with friend." Find and discuss poems by Donne and Herbert which put this statement in doubt.