ENGL 4/5640 Early 20th Century American Poetry

Classes: The introduction to each poet will be primarily a lecture class, covering pertinent biographical information, the contribution of the poet to the "project" of modernism, the critical reception, and close readings of characteristic poems. Other classes devoted to the poet will be conducted much like a seminar as possible. This means individual and group work, but it also means class discussion. Both kinds of class are integral to the course and to your learning. Class members should take serious responsibilty for the classes formatted as seminars. This means coming to class prepared and ready to participate.

English 4/5640 Early 20th Century American Poetry Fall 2007
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Class Meets Monday, Wednesday 9:30-10:45 UH 2210 Dr. Sara Lundquist Associate Professor English Department (419) 530-2506 sara.lundquist@utoledo.edu Office Hours -- Fall 2007 University Hall 5020 Monday and Wednesday 11 AM -12 Noon and by appointment	drawings copyright David Levine
Link to the Oxford English Dictionary here:
Link to the Voices and Visions Series, from Annenberg here:
Prerequisites: Love of literature, curiosity, humor, persistence, a sense of adventure. Warning: Please be forewarned: good literature concerns itself with adult themes : love, sex, politics, race, religion, death.
Course Description : This is an advanced undergraduate and graduate-level survey of the contributions made by American poets to the international movement in the arts called modernism. We will read poetry and essays by T. S. Eliot, Robert Frost, H.D., Langston Hughes, Marianne Moore, Ezra Pound, Gertrude Stein, Wallace Stevens, and William Carlos Williams.
Click here for a list of critical questions crucial to the reading of American modernist poets
Course Materials Calendar For Graduate Students Secondary Reading on electronic reserve The Poets click on the name for the Assignment Whitman/Dickinson T.S. Eliot Ezra Pound H.D. Gertrude Stein Robert Frost William Carlos Williams Wallace Stevens Langston Hughes Marianne Moore Useful Link: Modern American Poetry	Books: the following book is available from the Campus bookstore: The Norton Anthology of Modern and Contemporary Poetry Volume 1: Modern Poetry, ed. Jahan Ramazani, et. al. Norton, 2003. 3rd Edition
Classes: The introduction to each poet will be primarily a lecture class, covering pertinent biographical information, the contribution of the poet to the "project" of modernism, the critical reception, and close readings of characteristic poems. Other classes devoted to the poet will be conducted much like a seminar as possible. This means individual and group work, but it also means class discussion. Both kinds of class are integral to the course and to your learning. Class members should take serious responsibilty for the classes formatted as seminars. This means coming to class prepared and ready to participate.

Oral Work : 1. Since poetry is a spoken art, we will spend some time reading out loud, and listening to recordings. 2. Each student will make a short oral presentation, following class practice and specified guidelines. More information forthcoming.
Written Work: Two papers, which must be typed and handed in on time. There is a 24-hour leeway in which you may pass in your paper without penalty. The leeway is so that you should never miss a class in order to type a paper; come to class, and turn the paper in later to my office.
The first paper, due 3 October will be short (about 3 pages), discussing a single poem by one of the authors. Suggestions for suitable poems will be given out.
The second paper, which is due 5 December (about 15 pages) should discuss a number of poems, and have a more complicated thesis. It would be a good idea to discuss your paper topic with me sometime around mid-November.
Attendance policy: Attendance and participation are required. Both will be taken into account in the evaluation of the final grade. You should expect that more than three absences will lower your grade. If there is some reason that you can't attend class, please let me know in advance. A brief voice or email message will keep the lines of communication open.
Exams: There will be a final exam on December 12, Tuesday, 10:15 AM to 12:15 AM
Grades: Attendance, preparedness, contribution to the quality of the class: 20% Paper #1: 25% Paper #2: 35% Final examination: 20%	Note: If you are a student with a learning or physical disability, please make this known to the instructor so accommodations can be made. Note: The University's “Policy Statement on Academic Dishonesty” is on pages 23 and 24 of the current course catalog. Please make yourself familiar with this policy and abide by it. In short, If you choose to use secondary sources, including internet sources, in your work in any way --you must provide full documentation. Failure to provide this documentation is plagiarism, and will result in a failing grade for the paper and/or the course. Please see me if you have any questions about proper documentation, the use of secondary sources, or any other aspect of this policy.
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