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This course shall provide a forum for participants to familiarize themselves with and discuss lyrical expression during the era of the American Antebellum. Participants will read and analyze poetry by, among others, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, William Cullen Bryant, William Ellery Channing, and Edgar Allan Poe. Furthermore, we will look at poems authored by writers usually associated with nonfiction and prose, such as Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. Participants will explore major themes of antebellum poetry, examine the variegated historical conditions that have been conducive to their formation, and discuss the mentioned poets’ impact on American literary expression. We will also learn and revise terms, methods, and theories pertinent to the analysis of poetry in general as well as augment our knowledge of the Antebellum as a period of literary production. Information regarding course requirements and materials will be provided in the first session. |
