Status
O
Activity
SEM
Section number integer
401
Title (text only)
Intro To Persian Poetry
Term
2021A
Syllabus URL
Subject area
NELC
Section number only
401
Section ID
NELC216401
Course number integer
216
Registration notes
Course Online: Synchronous Format
Meeting times
R 01:30 PM-04:30 PM
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Fatemeh Shams Esmaeili
Description
This course introduces some of the major genres and themes of the millennium-old Persian poetic tradition from ancient to modern Iran. Epic and romance, love and mysticism, wine and drunkenness, wisdom and madness, body and mind, sin and temptation are some of the key themes that will be explored through a close reading of poems in this course.The course suits undergraduate students of all disciplines, as it requires no prior knowledge of or familiarity with the Persian language or the canon of Persian literature. All teaching materials are available in English translation. Students are expected to attend seminars and take part in discussions
Course number only
216
Cross listings
COML215401, HIST226401, NELC516401, GSWS214401
Fulfills
Arts & Letters Sector
Use local description
No