| Unit name | British Poetry 1900-1945 |
|---|---|
| Unit code | ENGLM3005 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Dr. Griffiths |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Department of English |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This course will examine a number of influential poets from the first half of the twentieth century. 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 Thomas Hardy, W. B. Yeats, T. S. Eliot, W. H. Auden, and poets of the two World Wars.
Students will engage in depth with major poets of the specified period and with the significant body of critical and theoretical debate surrounding their work. Historical and cultural contexts will be explored; in particular, students will be required to consider the significance of literary modernism.
Seminars
One formative essay (2,000 words) One summative essay (4,000 words)
