School Of Humanities And LanguagesPoetry and PoeticsWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 100880.1
Discipline: LITERATURE
Student Contribution Band: 1
Level: 2
Credit Points: 10
Equivalent Units
63270 - Poetry and Poetics
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Students must complete 60 credit points at Level 1.
About this Unit
This unit examines the broad scope of poetic discourses, from the earliest written texts to the present. It offers an historical account of the production and deployment of various poetic forms, and assesses classical and modern theories of poetry as a genre. Forms covered include epic, lyric, free verse, verse novel, concrete poetry and performance poetry. The relative values of the oral and the written poem are also taken into account. Poetry & Poetics aims to increase students' appreciation and understanding of poetry and, where relevant, to enhance their own practice.
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