ENGL 641 - Studies in Poetry and Poetics

Units: 4
Prosody and other formal issues; theory and practice of one poet or of a particular “school” or movement; relationships between poetry and cultural contexts.

Equivalent Quarter Course: ENGL 6675.
Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
Grading: A-F grading only.
Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Demonstrate their understanding of prescribed themes (such as “eros”) in literary history through participation in classroom discussion and in a variety of written assignments.
Conduct approved independent research in an area of poetry and poetics, resulting in both oral reports and formal written essays.