Literature Lectures - 14. Hart Crane (cont.)

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Recognize key themes and styles in contemporary and modern literature.
Analyze literary works by prominent authors like Nabokov, Kerouac, and Morrison.
Understand the context and impact of postcolonial and feminist criticism.
Explore the development of narrative techniques and their uses in different texts.

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Hart Crane Voyages The Bridge T.S. Eliot The Waste Land triumph of desire modernist aesthetics American hero New York City multitudinous Verb

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Modern Poetry (ENGL 310) with Langdon Hammer Hart Crane's masterwork The Bridge is positioned as a response to the modernist aesthetics of T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land. The visionary and specifically American aspects of the epic are stressed. Crane's interest in myth and symbol, his inclusion and treatment of marginal figures, and his refiguring of the American hero are considered alongside his unique perspective on the role of imagination in the creation and shaping of history. 00:00 - Chapter 1. Hart Crane Poem: "Voyages" 07:54 - Chapter 2. Hart Crane Poem: "The Bridge" Complete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: http://oyc.yale.edu This course was recorded in Spring 2007.