Foreign Languages and Literatures | 21F.412 Texts, Topics, and Times in German Literature, Fall 2009. Home. Christian Lotz, Phil 491: Philosophy of Poetry, Michigan State University, Spring 2009. Course Description: What is poetry? How is poetry related to other artistic forms, such as epics, dramatic speech, and songs? Can poetry be translated? What is the relation between philosophy and poetry? In what kind of experience is poetic speech based? Course Goals: This class should introduce students to selected aspects of a (possible) philosophy of poetry through the study of major texts of the European tradition of thinking about poetry. Note: Students who did not take philosophy classes before (but signed up for this class) should be aware of the fact that this course is based on extremely difficult (and awkward) texts. Reading assignments and preparation The reading assignment per session is limited; however, this means that I expect you to come to class having prepared the texts carefully and thoroughly and that you are able to talk meaningfully about the text, raise questions of your own and provide answers when called upon.
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