Course Description

Course Name

English Literature 1A: Poetry & Poetics

Session: VGSS3122

Hours & Credits

20 SCQF Credits

Prerequisites & Language Level

Taught In English

  • There is no language prerequisite for courses at this language level.

Overview

This course develops students' understanding of, and ability to analyse, poetic and poetic-dramatic texts at University level. Covering a substantial range of poets and texts from different literary periods, it fosters wide and varied reading, introduces students to theories of and about poetry ('poetics') and helps students to understand, appreciate and employ the expressive resources of language.

*Course content subject to change