Between the Bloodless Revolution of 1688 in England and the bloody revolutions in America and in France a century later the world turned, some would say, upside down. We live with the results of the real and imagined transformations of the world in that period. In this course we will examine the fantasies and realities that helped to define our brave new world. Lecture and discussion and a series of short essays written in and out of class.

Texts:

• John Locke. The Second Treatise of Government. Dover Thrift Editions. [486-42464-2]
• Jonathan Swift. Gulliver’s Travels (ed. De Maria). Penguin Classics. [9780141439495]
• Voltaire. Candide. Dover Thrift Edition. [0-486-26689-3]
• T. Jefferson et al. The Declaration of Independence and other Great Documents of American History (ed. J. Grafton). Dover Thrift Editions. [0-486-41124-9]
• Edmund Burke. Reflections on the Revolution in France selections. Electronic Reserve.
• Thomas Paine. Rights of Man. Electronic Reserve.