Poetry Courses

...English is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world, and English Literature perhaps the most famous and popular of all national literatures. Immerse yourself in poetry, prose and drama...

...About the course This course will introduce you to a wide range of both modern and classic writing. You will cover novels, plays and poetry. If you have enjoyed English Literature at GCSE, this course will allow you to explore Literature in greater analytical depth. Key to your learning...

...We look at how poetry became modern in the late 19th and early 20th centuries – how and why it changed from the traditional style of previous centuries (regular, rhyming, formal, explicit) to develop features which make modern poetry different from all previous kinds and can make it seem difficult...

...This 6-unit subject gives students the opportunity to immerse themselves in the poetry of two living Nobel Laureates: the Caribbean poet, Derek Walcott, and the Northern-Irish poet, Seamus Heaney. We will begin and end the semester with their magnificent epic works: Heaney's translation...

...) Skills for Medievalists: Palaeography (20 credits) Homer (40 credits) The Reception of Roman Comedy (20 credits) Homeric Presences in Greek Poetry... Learn about: Roman Egypt, Roman Comedy, Latin Epigraphy...

... Hemmingway) and Sherriff's Journey's End. Other forms of literature, including poetry, and additional contextual and interpretational elements... Learn about: Additional contextual, Interpretational elements, Including poetry...

...It is an introduction to poetry and exploration of how the poet shapes our response. Teacher explanation, group discussion, dvd and recordings...

..., and poetry genres Improving your skills with activities and feedback Developing techniques and strategies for future writing Instead of using a textbook...

...This course is designed around analyzing intimate bonds and the permutations of heartbreak. Through the analysis of a set of relations in novels, short stories, poetry, music videos, and live theatre, we will consider the transformative states of the lover’s (un)becoming, for how consciousness...

... Republic ▹ CLAS 0144 - Literature of the Roman Empire CLAS 0150 - Greek and Roman Epic Poetry ▹ CLAS 0151 - The Golden Age of Athens CLAS 0190 - Greek...

...The poetry of World War 2 is often overshadowed by that which emerged from the trenches of the First War. However, viewed from a wider, European...

... offered by the Harvard University: Enhanced understanding of American narrative art forms––such as poetry, literature, and film–through exploration of a range of authors, genres, and historical periods. Sharpened facility in narrative interpretation, critical analysis, and ability to lead discussion... Learn about: American Literature...

..., creative initiative, and critical sensibility necessary to become a good writer. Subjects in the program's three areas of emphasis—creative writing (fiction, nonfiction prose, poetry), science writing, and digital media—are taught at both introductory and advanced levels. All subjects require extensive... Learn about: Communication Training...

... writing that underlie all genres, accounts for the program's vitality and explains why Creative Writing at Chicago is currently the largest initiative in the humanities for the College. The Program in Creative Writing offers workshops and seminars in poetry, fiction, and nonfiction, as... Learn about: Creative Writing...

...We will explore the remarkable fact that, after over a thousand years of writing poetry in regular forms, usually with regular rhythm and special ‘poetic’ language, poets in the 20th century aimed increasingly to write in simpler, more natural language, often in free verse. We will investigate what...

... and the instructor, an intensive study of a subject chosen from either Portuguese or Brazilian literature, such as the Cancioneiros and the origins of lyric poetry... Learn about: Social Theory...

...This semester, Contemporary Literature (21L.488) deals with Irish literature, a subject broad and deep. To achieve a manageable volume of study, the course focuses primarily on poetry and prose, at drama's expense, and on living writers, at the expense of their predecessors. Each class session... Learn about: Contemporary Literature...

...On this intensive course, you will complete five pieces of written coursework and possibly three assessed oral assignments in the first term. Coursework includes essays on Shakespeare and on a prose text, a poetry assign... Learn about: IT for adults...

... feelings that connect and disastrously divide people. Our wider considerations are likely to include ideas about departure and return, migration and ambition. This is a course focused upon Hardy’s evocative writing, and we will trace his power to summon up in his poetry as well feelings of love, attachment...

...Year 1 introduces you to classic texts of literature through our module Reading London, which explores how London has been represented in poetry, drama and prose. Here we take the learning outside the classroom and make use of our London location to inspire us! You'll also study popular and world... Learn about: Popular Literatures, Poetry and Prose...