EN 265 - Modern and Contemporary Poetry

Credit Hours: 3

A course designed to investigate certain eminent 20th and 21st century poets and to develop an appreciation of their relevance to contemporary thought and the progression of the genre.

Fulfills the following SUNY General Education categories:

The Arts
Humanities

Course Outcomes
At the completion of the course, the student will be able to:

demonstrate, through oral discussion and written work, an understanding of a variety of literary works in their cultural, philosophical, and literary contexts;
demonstrate, through oral discussion and written work, a familiarity with the literary devices and techniques used by various authors within typical or representative literary traditions or as departures from literary convention; and
demonstrate, through oral discussion and written work, an understanding of the historical interrelationships between literary works and the times in which they were created.

Cycles (C, N, S)