2010-2011 Academic Catalog

Feb 05, 2025

2010-2011 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ENG 345 - Mythopoetics

Type of Course: Seminar

This course examines modes and qualities of literary expression where we will find that narratives and poetry convey different expectations, which are also embedded in a variety of worldviews. Frequently, however, authors will attempt to craft these expectations and worldviews to accommodate nontraditional visions. Toward this end, we will read works by authors who strive to come to grips with their own experiences of the world. Texts will include Eliot’s Four Quartets, Joyce’s Ulysses, Plath’s Ariel, and representative poems by Wallace Stevens. For English majors and minors, this course satisfies the Theory and Language (D) requirement.

Prerequisites: ENG 142 or permission of the instructor.

Cross Listed: ENG 245

Instructor: Mr. Bastien

When Offered: Offered annually

Faculty: Louis Bastien, Ph.D.