AS 220.421 - Readings in Poetry: Poetry of War

Institution:

Johns Hopkins University

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Description:

A study of modern war poetry, especially of the two World Wars, including work by W.B. Yeats, Rupert Brooke, Wilfred Owen, W.H. Auden, Louis MacNeice, Randall Jarrell, Henry Reed, Richard Wilbur, Anthony Hecht. Some poetry concerning other conflicts, from the Trojan War to the war in Iraq, will also be addressed. What is the role of poetry in responding to political events? Students will write critical papers as well as poems.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.jhu.edu

Phone Number:

(410) 516-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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