Bachelor
2024/2025
Ways of Development of English-Language Poetry in the 20th Century
Type:
Elective course (Philology)
Area of studies:
Philology
Delivered by:
School of Philological Studies
Where:
Faculty of Humanities
When:
4 year, 3 module
Mode of studies:
offline
Open to:
students of one campus
Instructors:
Dmitry Tyulin
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
3
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The course program is aimed at creating the most comprehensive possible understanding of the development of English and American poetry in the 20th century. The trajectories of the evolution of English-language poetry are shown in parallel with historical, cultural, and philosophical contexts. The development of innovative forms of poetic expression is touched upon in connection with the transformation of forms of media communication throughout the twentieth century. The course covers both recognized and widely known names and poetic schools, as well as literary phenomena little known to the modern reader. Attention is paid to countercultural and experimental manifestations of English-language poetry; the characteristics of multimedia and performative methods of poetic expression are given. The course consists of 7 lectures and 7 seminars, involves close reading of poetic texts and analysis of key critical works devoted to the poetic phenomena discussed.
Learning Objectives
- • To broaden one’s knowledge about the body of poetic works produced in English from World War I onwards, putting it in the larger theoretical perspective of the history of ideas. • To increase one’s proficiency in critically reading, reflecting, analyzing, and interpreting a range of assigned XX century poetic production in English in the original from a historical and contextual perspective. • To hone one’s analytical skills necessary for advancing clear and compelling arguments in the interpretation of a poetic text, both orally and in writing.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Умение ориентироваться в современных подходах к изучению современной поэзии. Умение самостоятельно характеризовать и описывать поэтические практики XX-XXI вв. Умение понимать художественную и гуманистическую ценность поэзии ХХ-XXI вв.
- Ориентироваться в современных подходах к изучению современной поэзии. Самостоятельно характеризовать и описывать поэтические практики XX-XXI вв
- Formulate (both orally and in writing) arguable claims and react to others’ ideas about the assigned Key Texts as well as suggested further reading.
- Learn key historical events, cultural developments, and artistic movements related to English-language poetry throughout XX c.
- Read critically, comprehend, and produce clear, informed, independent opinions and judgements on the assigned Key Texts.
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Ashton, J. (2005). From Modernism to Postmodernism : American Poetry and Theory in the Twentieth Century. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=149858
- Contemporary poetry, Williams, N., 2011
- Davis, A., & Jenkins, L. M. (2015). A History of Modernist Poetry. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=961352
- The Cambridge history of American literature. Vol.5: Poetry and criticism : 1900-1950, , 2018
- The Cambridge history of American literature. Vol.8: Poetry and criticism : 1940-1995, , 2019
- The Cambridge history of English poetry, , 2010
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Graphic poetics : poetry as visual art, Bradford, R., 2011
- McDonald, G., & Chinitz, D. (2014). A Companion to Modernist Poetry. Chichester: Wiley. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=755923