LITERATURE 102 - Exploring Poetry.Farrell

Institution:

Claremont McKenna College

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Description:

This course is designed to introduce students to the thorough, systematic study of poetry, thus increasing students' enjoyment of poetry and preparing them for advanced study of poetry in other courses. We will examine such issues as form, poetic voice, symbolism and metaphorical language, irony, meter, and recurring themes as treated by poets of different backgrounds, in different cultural and historical contexts. The course will be organized thematically, but will include work by poets from the middle ages to the present. Offered occasionally.

Credits:

1.50

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.claremontmckenna.edu/

Phone Number:

(909) 621-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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