"Take me to you, imprison me, for I Except you enthrall me, never shall be free, Nor ever chaste, except you ravish me." (Sonnet 74). This class will examine the motif and representation of erotic attraction in Donne's love poems and religious sonnets. We will be spending a wonderful hour closely reading and analysing 2 John Donne poems.

Oscar Wilde wrote "The Importance of Being Earnest" at the height of his wit, popularity, notoriety, and just general awesomeness. This play is funny, deliberately, wonderfully shallow, and frivolous. It's about as serious and heavy as a souffle. Which is why you'll have a great time spending 2 hours splashing about in its frothy wittiness and pondering the eternal question: "What is truth?" Much more fun than reading Plato.