Reflections on the Semester

At the end of this semester, its definitely interesting to look back at the start of the semester and think about what has changed. I am honestly say that this class has made me more sympathetic to American history, even after what I know about the Americans and how the document was filled with ideas that were not completely knew. I'm okay with that. I also see this particular time period in literature differently.  Enlightenment literature always struck me as something that just so happened to come before romanticism. But after this semester, I think I really took this time period for granted. Milton and Voltaire were two authors who by no means wrote boring works.  It was interesting to see the progress of the novel during this time period and also the continuation of poetry.  It will be missed, but at the same time, I look forward to next semester's colloquium and literature.  I think this semester was absolutely necessary to understand modern writing as we know it and I'm glad I can fully appreciate its background.