
A Way with Words IV
Understanding Poetry
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Prof. Michael Drout
In part IV of this fascinating series, Professor Drout submerses listeners in poetry's past, present, and future. Addressing such poetic luminaries as Milton,Wordsworth, Shelley, and Keats, these lectures explain in simple terms what poetry is while following its development through the centuries.
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A phenomenal start to an appreciation for poetry.
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I love Professor Drout!
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informative but hard to finish and understand
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Mission Accomplished
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Brilliant, even if you're new to poetry
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love drout
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I've always found this "poetry" thing mystifying, even after taking classes and learning. I always felt like it was a great art form but always seemed somehow esoteric, elite, "beyond me," intellectual, overly literary. Something I just couldn't ever hope to understand, being kind of poorly read.
After actually hunkering down and listening through the entire lecture series, I feel very confident in going on, and feel I have a very solid and excellent background knowledge now from which to proceed. You get the entire history of poetry from ancient til now, as well as detailed explanation of the technical aspects (all done in a friendly, fun way).
By the end of the course, if you've paid attention, you will know most of the major poets in every era, have a grasp on the progression through history of the development, and have almost a well rounded grasp on what poetry is and why it is.
Best of all, it may take you from someone like me who just kind of is curious about it, and finds it kind of "boring" at times, to someone who actually WANTS to sit down and read poetry and think about it. I "Get it" now, Well recommended.
Perfect introductory overview of Poetry as a whole
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Drout Rules!
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