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Academic Year 2004/2005

The Prose Poem & Other Hybrids
ENGL 327 FA

This course will begin with the purported birth of the prose poem in 19th-century France, but this traditional history will be complicated by other texts, from Sei Shonagon's 10th-century PILLOW BOOK to contemporary American works. We will also explore the role of hybrid texts (such as Aime Cesaire's NOTEBOOK OF A RETURN TO THE NATIVE LAND and Theresa Cha's DICTEE) in the history of the prose poem.

MAJOR READINGS

Readings will include Baudelaire's PARIS SPLEEN, Rimbaud's ILLUMINATIONS, Aime Cesaire's NOTEBOOK, Sei Shonagon's PILLOW BOOK, Theresa Cha's DICTEE, Rosmarie Waldrop's LAWN OF EXCLUDED MIDDLE, and much more.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Weekly responses, one short (5-7 page) midterm paper and one longer (7-10 page) final paper.

COURSE FORMAT: Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: HA ENGL    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-21-2005

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