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English Goldclass- Reading the American Landscape: Robert Frost's 'Birches'

University event offered by Goldsmiths, University of London

Event Summary:

An opportunity to find out more about our Undergraduate degrees in English at Goldsmiths through this unique Masterclass with Dr. Gail McDonald.

Full Event Details:

The snowy New England landscape is an exemplary site for American modernism's re-thinking of Romanticism. Using Robert Frost's 'Birches' as an example, the lecture will consider how 20th Century views of nature diverge from those of English poets such as Coleridge and American Transcendalists such as Emerson. A copy of 'Birches' will be provided.

The session will run from 10:30am-12:00pm.

Suitable For:

Bookings by Teachers for Key Stage 5 (Students aged 16-18)

Duration:

Short Session

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