Wordsworth's Longinian Ideal of Greatness: Milton 'Within my private thoughts.'

Wordsworth in 1798, by William Shuter

Date and Time

April 30, 2026
12:00PM - 01:30PM EDT

Location

In person: Harvard Barker Center 133, 12 Quincy St, Cambridge MA · Remote: via Zoom

Sponsor: The Harvard English Renaissance Colloquium and the Long Eighteenth Century and Romanticism Colloquium 

Speaker: James Engell, Harvard University

 


Professor Engell will open the session with remarks on the argument, followed by questions and general discussion.

This is a hybrid event. Those attending in person are welcome to join us in Barker Center 133. If you would like to attend remotely or to receive a copy of the paper in advance, please contact Caroline Engelmayer (cengelmayer@fas.harvard.edu) and Ilya Nemirovsky (ilyanemirovsky@g.harvard.edu).