Module Identifier | ENM3220 | ||
Module Title | THE NEW POETRY AND PROSE | ||
Academic Year | 2002/2003 | ||
Co-ordinator | To Be Arranged | ||
Semester | Intended for use in future years | ||
Next year offered | N/A | ||
Next semester offered | N/A | ||
Other staff | Mr Clive Meachen | ||
Course delivery | Seminars / Tutorials | Seminar. 2 hours per week | |
Assessment | Semester Assessment | Essay: 1 x 5,000 word essay |
1. Black Mountain School and the New Poetry
Paul Hoover (ed), "Postmodern American Poetry" (1994); Ann Charters (ed), "The Penguin Book of the Beats" (1992)
2. The "Beat" Writers
Allen Ginsberg, "Howl" (1956)
Jack Kerouac, "On the Road" (1957)
See also: Paul Hoover (ed), "Postmodern American Poetry" (1994); Ann Charters (ed), "The Penguin Book of the Beats" (1992)
3. New American Prose
Hubert Selby, "Last Exit to Brooklyn" (1966)
Paul Hoover (ed), "Postmodern American Poetry" (1994); Ann Charters (ed), "The Penguin Book of the Beats" (1992)
4. The New York Poets
John Ashbery, Kenneth Koch, James Schuyler, Frank O'Hara, in Paul Hoover (ed), "Postmodern American Poetry" (1994)
5. Poetry and Mythology
Gary Snyder, "Turtle Island" (1974)
Further reading: "Earth House Hold" (1969)