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at Mona, Jamaica

Literatures in English

 

LITS 2004 (E20D); LOVE, DEATH AND POETRY


Lecturer in charge: Ms Tanya Shirley [Room 41 – New Arts Block]

Emphasizing diversity of attitude and technique, the course will examine a range of poems dealing with love and death, perhaps the two most pervasive themes in poetry.

Prerequisite: E10A

Instruction:2 lectures, 1 tutorial per week

Evaluation:Tutorial presentation 10%
One coursework essay/textual analyses 30%
Final 2-hour exam (2 answers) 60%

Prescribed Texts;
Donne, John. Selected Poems ( Oxfrod Univ. Press pb)
Goodison, Lorna. Selected Poems ( Univ. of Michigan Press pb)
Hardy, Thomas. Selected Poems ( Oxford Univ. Press pb)
Johnson, Trevor. A Critical Introduction to the Poems of Thomas Hardy (Macmillan pb)

Highly Recommended:
Peck, John. How to Study a Poet (Macmillan pb)