1. Introduction to Reading Poetry .
2. John Donne (1572-1631): Poet of Secular and Sacred Love
3. Ben Jonson (1572-1637): Elegist, Satirist, and Moralist
4. Robert Herrick (1591-1674): Poet of Time, Love, and Delight
5. George Herbert (1593-1633): Poet and Priest
6. John Milton (1608-1674): Poet of English Puritanism
7. Andrew Marvell (1621-1678): Pastoral Poet of Time and History
8. John Dryden (1631-1700): Poet of the Restoration ..
9. Jonathan Swift (1667-1745): Satirist, Preacher, and Lover
10. Alexander Pope (1688-1744): Satirist and Moralist
11. Samuel Johnson (1709-1784): Moralist and Satirist
12. Four Eighteenth-Century Poets: Finch, Gray, Goldsmith, and Cowper
13. Robert Burns(1759-1796): Singer, Satirist, and Storyteller
Epilogue
Further Reading
Index
