English 368 - C ontemporary American Poetry

Institution:

St Lawrence University

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A survey of the major "schools" of poets of the 1950s throughthe 1980s. Emphasis is on the Beat poets (Kerouac, Ginsberg, Corso, Ferlinghetti, Di Prima, McClure); the Black Mountain poets (Olson, Creeley, Duncan, Dorn, Baraka); the New York poets (O'Hara, Schuyler, Berrigan, Ashbery); and the Confessional poets (Lowell, Sexton, Berryman, Plath). While a great deal of attention is given to primary texts, poetic theory and social history are also examined.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.stlawu.edu

Phone Number:

(315) 229-5011

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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