Modernist Poetry
Exploration of British, Irish, and Anglophone poets working in the early twentieth century, including W. B. Yeats, T. S. Eliot, Gertrude Stein, and Ezra Pound.
Summary
Past student reviews · Vinay Dharwadker
The grading was considered easy, and students noted that attending lectures and participating was sufficient for success.
What you’ll be able to do
Identify and critique key styles, issues and themes found in poetry in English during the modernist period.
Identify and apply methods and approaches for analysis of literary and cultural texts to demonstrate literature's contemporary and historical relevance.
Leverage writing as a mode of learning and means of conveying critical analysis.
Analyze relationships among society, literature, and language that underlie the construction of beliefs.
Source: UW Guide
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- Sophomore standing
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VINAY DHARWADKER is recorded teaching in Spring 2022, Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
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Student experience
the class
Past student reviews · Vinay Dharwadker
Students described the course as engaging, with lectures woven with interesting facts and a supportive atmosphere.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2020: 3.94 GPA, 97.0% A/AB (n=33 letter grades); Spring 2022: 3.80 GPA, 86.7% A/AB (n=30 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.94 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=27 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Past student reviews · Vinay Dharwadker
The grading was considered easy, and students noted that attending lectures and participating was sufficient for success.
Past student reviews · Vinay Dharwadker
One student found the lectures rambled excessively, spending significant time catching up from previous sessions and providing unclear paper instructions.
Topics
- British, Irish, and Anglophone poets of the early twentieth century.
- Key styles, issues, and themes in modernist poetry.
- Relationships among society, literature, and language.
Skills
- Critiquing styles and themes; applying methods for analyzing literary and cultural texts.
- Using writing to convey critical analysis and analyzing relationships among society, literature, and language.
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