ENGL 6685

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ENGL 6685
A.R. Ammons and the Archive

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"strike the v out of archiv/e and you / have another archie" (Glare). Participants in this seminar will explore the work of the American poet A. R. Ammons (1926-2001) in light of the rich archive of manuscripts, journals, and correspondence held by the Kroch Rare and Manuscripts Library at Cornell, Ammons's academic home for 37 years.  We'll consider Ammons's development from the spare parables of his first book Ommateum to the expansive meditations of long poems like Tape for the Turn of the Year, Sphere, Garbage, and Glare. Our reading of Ammons's poetry will be continuously supplemented with attention to his drafts, letters, and other materials. We'll also consider how the methods of archival research can be transferred to the work of other authors.

When Offered Fall.

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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17754 ENGL 6685   SEM 101

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person