Yeats and Heaney

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

A study of the evolving poetic careers of the two most famous Irish poets of the early and late 20th century respectively, W. B. Yeats and Seamus Heaney. Emphasis will be on collective close reading rather than historical or political contexts. Reading load is an average of 50pgs per week, but requires intense preparation. In-class presentations also required.