Unit information: British Poetry 1945 - Present in 2012/13

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Unit name British Poetry 1945 - Present
Unit code ENGLM3006
Credit points 20
Level of study M/7
Teaching block(s) Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24)
Unit director Dr. Griffiths
Open unit status Not open
Pre-requisites

None

Co-requisites

None

School/department Department of English
Faculty Faculty of Arts

Description including Unit Aims

This course will examine a number of influential poets from recent decades. Most weekly seminars will focus on a single poet, using as a starting point a particular volume or a range of designated poems from a career-spanning collection. The poets&� works will be considered in relation to evolving poetic traditions and to established lines of critical interpretation. Some seminars may be more thematic, exploring poems by a group of authors. Poets likely to be studied include Philip Larkin, Geoffrey Hill, Ted Hughes, Seamus Heaney, Derek Walcott, and Paul Muldoon.

Reading and References

Reading required available on BlackBoard