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21L.704 Studies in Poetry

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Prereq: Two subjects in Literature
Units: 3-0-9
URL: https://lit.mit.edu/21l-704-studies-in-poetry/
Lecture: M EVE (7-10 PM) (14N-112)

Intensive study of a body of poetry, raising questions of form, authorship, poetic influence, social context, and literary tradition. Instruction and practice in oral and written communication. Previously taught topics include: Does poetry Matter?, Poetry and the Science of Mind; Songs, Sonnets and the Story of English; Virgil, Spenser, Milton; and The Image: Poetry, Photography, and Technologies of Vision. Approved for credit in Women's and Gender Studies when content meets the requirements for subjects in that program. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor if content differs. Limited to 12.
S. Tapscott
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