ENGL 360 - Whitman, Williams & Roethke

Institution:

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

Subject:

English

Description:

Explores the work of three distinctly American poets: Walt Whitman, William Carlos Williams, and Theodore Roethke. Students will read widely in collected works, focusing on the integration of Eastern and Western thought, the development of personal and cultural voice, and the shaping and breaking - and thus the reshaping - of poetic forms. Traces the influence of Whitman and Williams (in images and voice) on Roethke, especially in the journey meditations of the "North American Sequence." The course will include a sampling of biographical and critical readings. Prereq: ENGL 250 or department approval

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.mcla.edu

Phone Number:

(413) 662-5000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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