A view of the Age of Napoleon through English poetry
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In London
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Woodhouse College
A Level London / Classroom-basedPrice on request -
London Jewish Cultural Centre
Course London / Classroom-based£ 100 -
King’s College London
Postgraduate London / Classroom-basedPrice on request -
Birkbeck, University of London
Bachelor's degree London / Classroom-basedPrice on request -
Richmond and Hillcroft Adult Community College
Vocational qualification London / Classroom-based£ 42 -
The Cass Short Courses
Short course London / Classroom-based£ 175 -
City and Islington College
Course London / Classroom-basedPrice on request
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London
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The Napoleonic era saw huge upheavals – political, social and military – across Europe. The English Romantics
responded vehemently and eloquently to revolution, repression, war and their consequences at home and in France,
Italy and Greece. We shall consider the variety of these responses, and how the poetry illuminates the times, and
vice-versa.
Biography:
Peter Brennan is a poet, and was for many years Head of English at The Latymer School, Edmonton. He founded
Visionary Company courses in 2005, and is Editor-in-Chief of Perdika Press.
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- Demonstrate an understanding of how the realities of the Napoleonic era were evoked in poetry.
- Appreciate how the Romantic poets both reflected and interpreted the times in which they lived.
- Identify how these poets’ lives and circumstances influenced their work.
No. You will be provided with photocopies of all the poems to be studied. Please bring a pen and paper if you wish to
make notes.
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Subjects
- Poetry
- English
Course programme
We shall reflect inter alia on Blake’s revolutionary poetics; Wordsworth’s experience of the French Revolution and its aftermath; Coleridge’s fears of invasion; Byron’s and Shelley’s expression of libertarian sympathies at home and
abroad; John Clare’s melancholy reflexions on the impact of Enclosure.
Additional information
A view of the Age of Napoleon through English poetry
-
Woodhouse College
A Level London / Classroom-basedPrice on request -
London Jewish Cultural Centre
Course London / Classroom-based£ 100 -
King’s College London
Postgraduate London / Classroom-basedPrice on request -
Birkbeck, University of London
Bachelor's degree London / Classroom-basedPrice on request -
Richmond and Hillcroft Adult Community College
Vocational qualification London / Classroom-based£ 42 -
The Cass Short Courses
Short course London / Classroom-based£ 175 -
City and Islington College
Course London / Classroom-basedPrice on request