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Course Code etc
Academic Year 2024
College Graduate School of Arts
Course Code JB139
Theme・Subtitle 詩人たちの想像──アメリカン・ルネサンス期の詩を読む
Class Format Face to face (all classes are face-to-face)
Class Format (Supplementary Items)
Campus Seminar
Campus Ikebukuro
Semester Spring Semester
DayPeriod・Room Mon.4・indiv.office
Credit 2
Course Number EAL6313
Language Others
Class Registration Method Course Code Registration
Grade (Year) Required 配当年次は開講学部のR Guideに掲載している科目表で確認してください。
prerequisite regulations
Acceptance of Other Colleges 履修登録システムの『他学部・他研究科履修不許可科目一覧』で確認してください。
course cancellation -(履修中止制度なし/ No system for cancellation)
Online Classes Subject to 60-Credit Upper Limit
Relationship with Degree Policy 各授業科目は、学部・研究科の定める学位授与方針(DP)や教育課程編成の方針(CP)に基づき、カリキュラム上に配置されています。詳細はカリキュラム・マップで確認することができます。
Notes 後期課程用科目コード:PB321
Text Code JB139

【Course Objectives】

 In his late essay “Poetry and Imagination” (1876), which consolidated several lectures, Emerson asserted that the true significance of nature lies not in its tangible reality but in its symbols. He stated that poets, utilizing their imagination, perceive these symbols as if seeing through its actuality. Only those with such imaginative power, he maintained, are worthy of the title of poet.
 In this course, we will meticulously and critically read the imaginative works of poets from the broader American Renaissance period. By exploring the reasons behind their status as poets, students will be able to appreciate the appeal of their works and to develop “the ability to analyze as well as synthesize content” and “the skills to conduct accurate and objective surveys” as outlined in the Curriculum Map.

【Course Contents】

 In this course, we will take a broad view of the “American Renaissance period,” spanning from Bryant’s “Thanatopsis” (written around 1811, first published in 1817), which can be considered the dawn of new American poetry, to Melville’s “In a Bye-Canal” (written around 1857, first published in 1891). Our selection includes works like “Thanatopsis,” which, though often referenced in literary history, are seldom closely examined, as well as pieces that may not be the poets’ representative works but are delightful for their imaginative flights.
 This seminar will proceed through presentations conducted by assigned individuals based on provided handouts. Participants who are not presenting are also required to actively engage in savoring and exploring the materials on their own.

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