<p>Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Offers sample of enormous body of poetry written in English since Middle Ages. Reading of series of celebrated poets and their poems as way of exploring what poetry is and what it is for. Specifically, how works of art respond to conditions of social life as well as intimate personal experience. Consideration of poetry&#39;s political power. In-depth discussion about gender, race, class, sexuality, colonial violence, and, broadly, relationship between art and justice. Students are familiarized with key poetic forms, conventions, and techniques; learn how to read poem critically; and get better at putting thoughts in writing. Letter grading.</p>

English

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College of Letters and Science

The department is dedicated to the study of the literatures and cultures of those parts of the world in which English is a primary language.

General Education — Literacy & Cultural Analysis (Arts & Humanities)

General Catalog

Poems and Poets

ENGL 51A

5 units