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ENG 462E - American Poetry, 1945-Present

(3 units)
Close study of selected American poets working between World War II and the present, including Ginsberg, Plath, Bishop, and Gluck.

Prerequisite(s): ENG 303  or Junior standing.

Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Spring - Odd Years

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. write lucid, well-constructed arguments analyzing and interpreting texts.
2. analyze a literary work in its cultural and historical contexts.
3. articulate the premises and assumptions of different critical approaches and apply them to poems using literary-critical vocabulary.
4. evaluate the genre-specific features of contemporary American poetry.


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