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Some poems and poets of the First World War - some central issues of the literary representation of the 1st WW in poetry.

30 Setembro 2021, 17:00 • Luísa Maria Rodrigues Flora

Introducing some poems and poets of the First World War. Special attention devoted to the reading of Edward Thomas, 'Rain' (1916), Isaac Rosenberg, 'Break of Day in the Trenches' (1916, 1922), Wilfred Owen, 'Strange Meeting' (May? 1918, 1920).
Owen's Preface and some of the issues of writing a Preface to a book of poetry that 'is not about Poetry'.

English literature and the canon of FWW poetry.Still present after all these years - Andrew Motion's Harry Patch poems (2009) s

29 Setembro 2021, 17:00 • Luísa Maria Rodrigues Flora

English literature and the canon of FWW poetry.Still present after all these years - Andrew Motion's Harry Patch poems (2009)

Introducing some poems and poets of the First World War.

23 Setembro 2021, 17:00 • Luísa Maria Rodrigues Flora

Introducing some poems and poets of the First World War.

Special attention devoted to the reading of Edward Thomas, 'Rain' (1916), Isaac Rosenberg, 'Break of Day in the Trenches' (1916, 1922), Wilfred Owen, 'Strange Meeting' (May? 1918, 1920).

Owen's Preface and some of the issues of writing a Preface to a book of poetry that 'is not about Poetry'.

New realities and a new poetry. Aiming at the representation of a global and total war from the 'vantage point' of a restricted space..

22 Setembro 2021, 17:00 • Luísa Maria Rodrigues Flora

New realities and a new poetry. Aiming at the representation of a global and total war from the 'vantage point' of a restricted space..

The Syllabus and a brief introduction to the poetry of the 1st World War. Assessment Criteria.

16 Setembro 2021, 17:00 • Luísa Maria Rodrigues Flora

The Syllabus and a brief introduction to the poetry of the 1st World War.

General approach to the context of the Great War and a few introductory readings, focussing the students' attention on a few poems then written. A wide panoramic view of the last one hundred years in English literature, with a particular focus on issues of poetry and war during and after the 1st World War, modernist narrative transformations and after, and a few more recent authors.

Mandatory readings to be accessed in The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Tenth edition, Vol. F, New York , Norton. 2018. (the 2012 edition is also available in the Main Library but some of the mandatory texts are not included).

Assessment Criteria.

NOTE: PLEASE be aware of an error in the date as published in the Class Planning. the First Test will take place on the 17th November.