Specialisation seminar: Reading and writing of American poetry
Informacje ogólne
Kod przedmiotu: | 0704-f1ENG3W-SS-RWAP |
Kod Erasmus / ISCED: |
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Nazwa przedmiotu: | Specialisation seminar: Reading and writing of American poetry |
Jednostka: | Katedra Filologii Angielskiej |
Grupy: | |
Punkty ECTS i inne: |
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Język prowadzenia: | angielski |
Wymagania wstępne: | Literary interests and good marks in literary subjects |
Całkowity nakład pracy studenta: | Contact hours with the teacher: - participation in seminars - 30 hrs - consultations - 10 hrs Self-study hours: - preparation for seminars - 20 hrs - preparation for the final test- 15 hrs Altogether: 75 hrs (3 ECTS) |
Efekty uczenia się - wiedza: | The student W1: has basic knowledge of literary studies and concepts related to poetry in English (K_W04, K_W07). |
Efekty uczenia się - umiejętności: | The student U1: is able to gain and deepen their knowledge of poetry and develop their research skills on their own (K_U08). U2: is able to recognise various forms of poetry, and draw conclusions about literary tradition and innovation in texts studied in the seminar (K_U10, K_U16). U3: is able to search library holdings and to refer properly to literary scholars’ analyses and interpretations of the poems discussed in the seminar (K_U17) |
Metody dydaktyczne: | - seminar - discussion - description |
Skrócony opis: |
Reading and writing of American poetry The seminar focuses on the experience of reading and writing American poetry. A selection of poems from the 19th to the 21st cent. will be explored in class in the context of social and literary history. We will also address reception and translation of American poetry and try to “unlock the poet within.” We will seek to invite contemporary poets to share their work and comment on poetry writing. |
Pełny opis: |
List of topics • Introduction, list of terms (Littlewood, pp. 249-253) (2 hours) • Elements of poetry and reading poetry (Whitla, pp. 175-186); poems: “Richard Cory” and “Miniver Cheevy” by Edwin Arlington Robinson (2 hours) • Critical analysis, prosody, scansion (Whitla, pp. 186-195); poem: “The “Lucinda Matlock” and “Fiddler Jones” by Edgar Lee Master (2 hours) • Line length, stanzas, diction, ambiguity and irony (Whitla, pp. 195-205); spirituals: “Swing low, sweet chariot”; “Go down, Moses,” and “Follow the drinking gourd” (2 hours) • Four verse forms (Whitla, pp. 205-212); (2 hours); Songs of Gold Mountain • Summary and midterm test (2 hours) • Discussion of the test (2 hours) • selected poems by Robert Frost (2 hours) • selected poems by Carl Sandburg (2 hours) • selected poems by Marianne Moore (2 hours) • selected poems by E.E. Cummings (2 hours) • selected poems by Langston Hughes (2 hours) • selected poems by Elizabeth Bishop (2 hours) • selected poems by Gwendolyn Brooks and summary (2 hours) • Final test (2 hours) Total: 30 contact hours |
Literatura: |
Required reading: • Academy of American poets. https://www.poets.org/ • Littlewood, I. 2006. The literature student’s survival kit. • Poetry Foundation. https://www.poetryfoundation.org/ • Whitla, W. 2010. The English handbook. A guide to literary studies. Additional reading: • Fry, S. 2007. The ode less travelled. • Glencoe Literature. American Literature. 2000. • Parini, J. 2011. “Ten best American poems. “ https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2011/mar/11/best-american-poems • Richardson, M. (ed.) 2015. Cambridge companion to American poets. • Salska, A. (ed.) 2003. Historia literatury amerykańskiej. |
Metody i kryteria oceniania: |
Assessment methods: - mid-term test and final test – W1, U1, U2 - graded involvement in class – U3 Assessment criteria: fail – 0-59 % satisfactory – 60-69 % satisfactory plus – 70-75 % good – 76-85 % good plus – 86-90 % very good – 91-100 % |
Praktyki zawodowe: |
Not applicable |
Właścicielem praw autorskich jest Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu.