ENGLISH 132 - Metaphysical Poetry

Institution:

Harvard University

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Major poets and poems of the early seventeenth century, one of the greatest eras in English verse, considered together with the theory, criticism and practice of lyric. The works of John Donne, Ben Jonson, George Herbert. Andrew Marvell, Robert Herrick, Richard Crashaw, and others will be viewed both in the context of their time and in their centrality for the shaping of modern literary theory and aesthetics.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.harvard.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 495-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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