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FYSE1153A-F09

Poems, Poets, Poetry

Poems, Poets, Poetry
In this seminar, we will read a wide range of lyric and narrative poems and explore ways of responding to them, in discussion and in writing. We will contemplate the resources of language and expressive form and structure upon which poets variously depend and draw. We will ask such questions as: can a poem really be "analyzed " or "explicated", and what assumptions lie behind such an attempt? The aim of this seminar is to assist in making poetry accessible and enjoyable without diminishing its complexity or its challenge, and to encourage a sense of poems as companions for life. 3 hrs. sem.
Course Reference Number (CRN):
92718
Subject Code:
FYSE
Course Number:
1153
Section Identifier:
A

Course

FYSE 1153

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Fall 2009

FYSE1153A-F09 Seminar (Price)