Παρουσίαση/Προβολή

(ENL232) -  Ευτέρπη Μήτση

Περιγραφή Μαθήματος

The course is divided in two parts: the first part introduces students to the elements of poetry, while the second is a survey of English poetry from the early modern period (16th century) to the 21st century, stressing the evolution of literary conventions, as well as connecting the representative poems chosen for study to specific cultural and sociopolitical events. Following a thematic approach and a close reading of texts, we will study shifts in poetic form and how forms like the sonnet, epic, ode, elegy, and lyric are reinvented over the course of the centuries. Key themes include nature, love, death, gender and sexuality, war, revolution and social change as they map onto particular historical and political moments.

The course aims at providing you with skills in the experience, analysis and criticism of poetry and acquainting you with the major types, forms and periods of English poetry. At the conclusion of this course, you should be able to: demonstrate the ability to read poetry with understanding and perception; develop a sense of the historical evolution of English poetry; communicate literary analyses of poems with clarity and effectiveness. Another aim is to reflect on the meaning of “English poetry” rethinking the question of Britishness, Englishness and what they mean in relation to race, gender, sexuality, disability and social class in our contemporary world.

Ημερομηνία δημιουργίας

Πέμπτη 13 Οκτωβρίου 2011