Literature Lectures - 2. Robert Frost

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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.
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Explore the development of narrative techniques and their uses in different texts.

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Robert Frost Mowing Out the sound of sense versification strained relation vernacular metrical pattern iambic pentameter

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Modern Poetry (ENGL 310) with Langdon Hammer The poetry and life of Robert Frost are characterized in opposition to the works of nineteenth-century poets and Modernists Eliot and Pound. Frost's poetic project, how he positions himself among his contemporaries, his poetics of work, and his concept of "the sound of sense" are discussed. The poems "Mowing" and "'Out, Out--'" are interpreted, and the tensions between vernacular language and poetic form that they showcase are explored. 00:00 - Chapter 1. Introduction: Robert Frost 19:21 - Chapter 2. Robert Frost Poem: "Mowing" 25:13 - Chapter 3. Robert Frost Poem: "Out, Out--" 27:19 - Chapter 4. Verbal Sounds, Metaphorical Associations and the Suggestive Choice of Words 36:56 - Chapter 5. Metrical Pattern Complete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: http://oyc.yale.edu This course was recorded in Spring 2007.