COURSE DESCRIPTION
The course highlights both major poets—from Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson through T.S. Eliot, H.D., Amy Lowell, Hart Crane, Langston Hughes, Muriel Rukeyser, and many others—and influential movements. The course mixes historical overview with close readings of individual poets and poems. Most courses give only one instructor’s point of view. This one matches the diversity of US poetry with lectures by a score of talented faculty. They bring their special perspective to the material while also presenting a coherent view of more than fifty years of US poetry.
Length: 4 Weeks
Effort: 3-5 hours per week
Price: FREE (Add a verified certificate for £36)
Provider: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign via Coursera
Subject: English
Level: Introductory
Languages: English
Instructors: Cary Nelson
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The course highlights both major poets—from Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson through T.S. Eliot, H.D., Amy Lowell, Hart Crane, Langston Hughes, Muriel Rukeyser, and many others—and influential movements. The course mixes historical overview with close readings of individual poets and poems. Most courses give only one instructor’s point of view. This one matches the diversity of US poetry with lectures by a score of talented faculty. They bring their special perspective to the material while also presenting a coherent view of more than fifty years of US poetry.
Length: 4 Weeks
Effort: 3-5 hours per week
Price: FREE (Add a verified certificate for £36)
Provider: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign via Coursera
Subject: English
Level: Introductory
Languages: English
Instructors: Cary Nelson
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