This seminar is not a part of the regular modular system and is limited to ten interested students. It is designed to practice close reading of poetry. The readings will not exceed two poems a week and will be decided upon collectively. Participating students will be requested to read these in advance, but then we will use class time (usually one hour) to read them together, paying particular attention to how formal characteristics such as rhyme, meter, and imagery help the poems dramatize their meanings. Our model here will be the methods developed by the New Criticism. Students who participate in this special seminar will leave with an understanding of how poems work and with the skills needed to analyze poetry and other literary texts.

Attention: No Prüfungsleistung or Prüfungsvorleistung in this class. It is a voluntary class which is offered to practice your skills!