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| 0680-4104-01 | Lyrical Poetry As Symbolic Action | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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University credit hours: 4.0
Course description
The course focuses on the poetic and theoretical tradition which views lyrical poetry as a socially symbolic act, deeply involved in public discourse and the ethical and political worldviews of a given society. We will read key theoretical works ranging from Aristotle to Kenneth Burke, as well as Hebrew poetry, medieval and modern alike.