The Poetry of War

CAS EN 354

  • Aesthetic Exploration
  • Historical Consciousness
  • Writing-Intensive Course

Undergraduate prerequisites: First Year Writing Seminar (e.g., CAS WR 100 or WR 120). - Survey of narrative, lyric, and dramatic forms of war poetry, mostly in English, beginning with mythic war and then responding to four modern wars: the American Civil War, the First and Second World Wars, and the American war in Vietnam. Effective Spring 2025, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Historical Consciousness, Writing Intensive.

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