ENGL 310: Modern Poetry
Lecture 17 - Marianne Moore. The poetry of Marianne Moore is considered alongside its preoccupations with gender, American culture, and nature. The poem "A Grave" is presented as characteristic of the prose rhythms and discursive manner of Moore's poems, including their use of expository language without meter or rhyme. The poem "England" is read as a defense of American culture, in opposition to the Eurocentricism of Eliot, Pound, and other modernists. In the poem "An Octopus," Moore makes use of excerpts from pamphlets and other unusual prose sources to suggest that inspiration is not limited to any one voice or to literary models. (from oyc.yale.edu)
| Lecture 17 - Marianne Moore |
| Time | Lecture Chapters |
| [00:00:00] | 1. Women in Modernist Literary Culture |
| [00:07:00] | 2. Marianne Moore Poem: "A Grave" |
| [00:28:23] | 3. Marianne Moore Poem: "England" |
| [00:35:58] | 4. Marianne Moore Poem: "An Octopus" |
| References |
| Lecture 17 - Marianne Moore Instructor: Professor Langdon Hammer. Handout 9: Marianne Moore [PDF]. Transcript [html]. Audio [mp3]. Download Video [mov]. |
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