The Modernist Moment

This seminar will focus on those decades in the early part of this century – roughly from 1914—1930 when poets on both sides of the Atlantic were deeply affected by the international modernist movement, which also swept the world of painting and music. In addition to reading some critical work on modernism, students will be expected to look closely at the work of poets such as T.S. Eliot, W.B. Yeats, Robert Frost, Wallace Stevens, and W.H. Auden. Students will be expected to write a lengthy final paper and to offer regular classrooms presentations. 3 hrs. lect. (J. Parini)