ENGL 491 - Sonnet: Not Just A Love Song

Institution:

Northeastern Illinois University

Subject:

English

Description:

This class will explore the sonnet's many voices and subjects-from plaintive lover to furious daughter, from sexual betrayal to racial injustice to the shooting of a rattlesnake and even the purchase of a "Sleep Number" bed. We will read examples from across the centuries, including some by Shakespeare and Keats, as well as some by those not anointed as Great Poets, such as Emma Lazarus and Edna St. Vincent Millay. We will also read many sonnets, sonnet-variations, and sonnet-spoofs by contemporary American poets. We will experiment with bout rime, sonnets of our own, and an occasional in-class sonnet contest. Our time will be on close readings, discussions, writing, and informal presentations.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.neiu.edu/

Phone Number:

(773) 583-4050

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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