ENG 391 - American Poetry Since 1900

This course will focus on American poetry written since 1900. While primary texts and historical or theoretical emphases will vary with the semester, the course will consider poetic forms and strategies, and relations to literary modernism and to American thematics and traditions. In most semesters, the course will focus on three or four major poets, examining their poetry against a broader poetic and historical context.

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Credits: 3

Course Typically Offered: Variable
Course Type: English