Description
[cross-listed with LIT 3202] In this class, we will study what has been called the “ancient quarrel” between poetry and philosophy. We will read what philosophers have to say about poetry and the figure of the poet, and will explore how poetry challenges and transforms philosophy. Our readings will be both historical and contemporary, and will include Plato, Kierkegaard, Anne Carson, Audre Lorde, Lisa Robertson, and others.