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116-222 Poetics and Poetry | |
Note | Available as 116-322 at 3rd-year level. |
Availability | Not offered in 1998. |
Credit Points | 16.7 2nd and 3rd year |
Coordinator | Dr Jill Anderson |
Prerequisites | 116-115 or 116-202, or equivalent. |
Contact | Two one-hour lectures and one one-hour tutorial a week |
Subject Description | The major part of this subject will be concerned with the understanding of poems by some of outstanding figures in French poetry from the 16th century to the 20th century such as Ronsard, Nerval, Baudelaire, Rimbaud, Apollinaire, Eluard. The examination of theoretical concepts will always be related to and illustrated by the study of poetic texts. At the end of the subject, students should be able to: examine the different ways of reading a poem; analyse how poetic texts function; demonstrate a knowledge of the general evolution of poetry in French literature. |
Assessment | One class paper (2000 words) (40%); one essay (3000 words) in French (60%). |
Prescribed Texts | A selection from collected works (ed. La Pleiade or Garnier) from Ronsard, Nerval, Baudelaire, Rimbaud, Apollinaire, Eluard, Breton. |
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