ENGL 286 H01 20119

EngLit, Humanities, AIU

Poetry from several countries and historical periods, illustrating the nature of the genre. Prerequisite: ENGL 101 and 102 or equivalent. CL: 2020.

Notes:

Calling all poetry lovers—or anyone curious about poetry’s unique forms and themes! This class offers a brief history of narrative and lyric poetry, starting with translated selections from Ovid’s Metamorphoses and Old English poetry, and then moving to Middle English poetry and early modern ballads. We conclude with examples of modern and postmodern poetry—including a poetry book made up of 500 index cards, visual collage poetry, and a poem translated into DNA bases and then implanted into a living organism.  We will use the Norton Anthology of Poetry, shorter edition (at campus bookstore) as the main text, supplemented by additional poems from a course reader. Each class includes a brief lecture followed by extensive discussion.