Module: Poetry in Public

Module Specifications..

Current Academic Year 2023 - 2024

Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title	Poetry in Public
Module Code	EL302
School	67
Module Co-ordinator	Semester 1: Michael Hinds Semester 2: Michael Hinds Autumn: Michael Hinds
Module Teachers	Gearoid O'Flaherty Michael Hinds
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

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Description

This module analyses poetry’s ability to explore themes and demonstrate ideas, focusing on its responsiveness to history, culture and politics. The module will move across history and tradition, demonstrating poetry’s ability to regenerate thematic discourses, both local and transnational.

Learning Outcomes

1. Show how poetry acts as a criticism of culture.
2. Compare and contrast poetry across a range of contexts and cultural situations.
3. Perform a close analysis of a poem that demonstrates how form and style relate to theme and subject matter.
4. Talk about poetry as a political medium.
5. Understand the continuities of theme that permeate the poetic tradition

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Lecture	21	Lectures
Tutorial	3	Tutorials
Independent Study	101	Independent Learning
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Poetry and Sexuality
Bawdy and scatology: Shakespeare, Rochester, Swift , Feminisms: Sylvia Plath, Anne Sexton, Adrienne Rich

Poetry of Death and Grief
Milton, Tennyson, Hardy

Poetry and God
George Herbert, Henry Vaughan

Poetry and War
Anglo-Saxon war poetry (in translation), Isaac Rosenberg, Anna Ahkmatova

Poetry in Character
Robert Browning, modern dramatic monologues

Poetry, Protest and Politics
Marvell, Yeats, Auden, Dylan, Hip-Hop

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown
In Class Test	Class test	25%	n/a

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

Cook, John: 2004, Poetry in Theory, Blackwell, Oxford,
John Lennard: 2006, The Poetry Handbook, Oxford University Press, Oxford,
Longley, Edna: 1999, Poetry and Posterity, Bloodaxe, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne,
Martigny, Erik: 2011, Poetic Genres, Blackwell, Oxford,
Michael Schmidt: 1999, The Lives of the Poets, Random House, New York,
Paulin, Tom: 0, Minotaur, Faber, London,

Other Resources

47141, Website, 0, Academy of American Poets, http://www.poets.org/, 47142, Website, 0, Norton Anthology of Poetry, http://www.wwnorton.com/college/english/nap/Poetry_Workshop.htm,

Programme or List of Programmes

BAJH	Bachelor of Arts (BAJH)
BAJHI	Bachelor of Arts (BAJHI)
BAJM	Bachelor of Arts (BAJM)
BAJMI	Bachelor of Arts (BAJMI)
BAJMN	Bachelor of Arts (BAJMN) Intra

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