| Module Title |
Poetry in Public |
| Module Code |
LIT1032 (ITS: EL302) |
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Faculty |
Humanities & Social Sciences |
School |
English |
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NFQ level |
8 |
Credit Rating |
5 |
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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.
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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
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| Workload | Full time hours per semester | | Type | Hours | Description |
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| Lecture | 21 | Lectures | | Tutorial | 3 | Tutorials | | Independent Study | 101 | Independent Learning |
| Total Workload: 125 |
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| Section Breakdown | | CRN | 20655 | Part of Term | Semester 2 | | Coursework | 100% | Examination Weight | 0% | | Grade Scale | 40PASS | Pass Both Elements | N | | Resit Category | RC1 | Best Mark | N | | Module Co-ordinator | Michael Hinds | Module Teacher | Jack Quin, Kit Fryatt |
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| Assessment Breakdown |
| Type | Description | % of total | Assessment Date |
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| In Class Test | Class test | 25% | n/a | | Formal Examination | Exam | 75% | End-of-Semester |
| Reassessment Requirement Type |
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories;
RC1: A resit is available for both* components of the module.
RC2: No resit is available for a 100% coursework module.
RC3: No resit is available for the coursework component where there is a coursework and summative examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a coursework/summative examination split; where the module is 100% coursework, there will also be a resit of the assessment
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Pre-requisite |
None
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Co-requisite |
None |
| Compatibles |
None |
| Incompatibles |
None |
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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
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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
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Indicative Reading List
Books:
- 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,
Articles:
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Other Resources
- Website: Academy of American Poets, http://www.poets.org/
- Website: Norton Anthology of Poetry, http://www.wwnorton.com/college/english/nap/Poetry_Workshop.htm
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