Undergraduate Course: Modern British Poetry (LLLG07077)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Lifelong Learning (LLC) |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | THIS IS A FOR-CREDIT COURSE OFFERED BY THE OFFICE FOR LIFELONG LEARNING(OLL); ONLY STUDENTS REGISTERED WITH OLL SHOULD BE ENROLLED.
This course explores British poetry from the post-war period to the present. Alternating between broader surveys and close studies of individual poets, itwill consider how poetry can explore, create and challenge our sense of identity. The course will introduce different kinds of poetic form and technique, and give students the vocabulary and analytical skills to discuss poetry with confidence. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Lifelong Learning - Session 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: No |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
22/09/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 20,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
78 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students should be able to:
* discuss and analyse poetry with confidence
* demonstrate an understanding of poetic technique and form
* understand how poetry can be used to explore identity and difference
* show a broad knowledge of the concerns and styles of modern British poetry
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Assessment Information
| One 2000 word essay submitted after the course finishes, worth 100% of the total course mark. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Week 1: Introduction
Week 2: English Poetry: Philip Larkin, Thom Gunn, Stevie Smith, Fleur Adcock, Peter Reading, Peter Didsbury
Week 3: Ted Hughes
Week 4: Working-class Poetry: Tony Harrison, Donald Davie, Ian McMillan, Sean O' Brien, Geoff Hatterlsey, Idris Davies
Week 5: Simon Armitage
Week 6: Poetry and Ethnicity: Linton Kwesi Johnson, Grace Nichols, Jackie Kay, Sujata Bhatt, R. S. Thomas
Week 7: David Dabydeen
Week 8: Scottish Poetry: Douglas Dunn, Edwin Morgan, Tom Leonard, Iain Crichton-Smith, Don Paterson, Liz Lochhead, Kathleen Jamie, Robin Robertson.
Week 9: Carol Ann Duffy
Week 10: Students' Choice
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| Transferable skills |
* Critical analysis
* Group discussion
* Close reading skills |
| Reading list |
As the course draws on a very diverse range of poetry it is difficult to recommend published texts for purchase. In order to ensure everyone has access to all the chosen material, the tutor will prepare a course-book as a pdf in advance, which will include copies of all of the essential reading for the 10 weeks.
Recommended reading:
Broom, S. 2005. Contemporary British and Irish Poetry: An Introduction. London: Palgrave.
Carper & Atteridge. 2003. Meter and Meaning: An Introduction to Rhythm in Poetry. London: Routledge.
Fenton, James.2003. An Introduction to English Poetry. Harmondsworth: Penguin.
Fry, Stephen. 2007. The Ode Less Travelled. London: Arrow.
Eagleton, T. 2006. How to Read a Poem. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Anya Clayworth
Tel:
Email: aclaywor@staffmail.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Sabine Murdoch
Tel: (0131 6)51 1855
Email: Sabine.Murdoch@ed.ac.uk |
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