The notes below are a partial transcript of class discussion, rather than lecture notes, and may not represent the instructor's views fully or exactly. Not all poems assigned for a given session were discussed.
SES # | TOPICS |
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1 | Beowulf, translator's introduction, "The Settle Bed" (PDF) |
2 | Beowulf, translator's introduction (cont.) (PDF) |
3 | Death of a Naturalist, Wintering Out, Door into the Dark |
4 | North (PDF) |
5 | Field Work, Seeing Things (PDF) |
6 | The Spirit Level (PDF) |
7 | In a Green Night (PDF) |
8 | The Castaway, The Gulf (PDF) |
9 | Sea Grapes, The Star-Apple Kingdom (PDF) |
10 | The Star-Apple Kingdom, The Fortunate Traveller (PDF) |
11 | Omeros, books I-II (PDF) |
12 | Omeros, books III-V (PDF) |
13 | Omeros, books VI-VII |