BM404002 Seminar in American Poetry A

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2026Year School/Graduate School School of Letters

Lecture Code BM404002 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name アメリカ詩文学演習 A

Subject Name
（Katakana）アメリカシブンガクエンシュウA

Subject Name in
English Seminar in American Poetry A

Instructor MATSUMOTO MAI

Instructor
(Katakana) マツモト　マイ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 2nd-Year,  Second Semester,  3Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (3T) Weds7-8,Fri7-8：LET B202

Lesson Style Seminar Lesson Style
(More Details) Face-to-face

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 4 Language of Instruction B : Japanese／English

Course Level 3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate

Course Area（Area） 23 : Arts and Humanities

Course Area（Discipline） 05 : Literature

Eligible Students

Keywords

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) British, American, and European Languages and Literatures, and Linguistics
（Abilities and Skills）
・Acquisition of the reading comprehension skills on British and American, German, and French literatures and languages, and other languages

Class Objectives
/Class Outline This seminar undertakes close readings of seventeenth-century American colonial poetry, examining its relationship to Puritan theology, biblical hermeneutics, and colonial discourse. Focusing primarily on New England poetry, the course seeks to clarify how the origins of American literature were intertwined with the religious imagination. No summaries will be permitted; every line will be read and analyzed verbatim.

Class Schedule Lesson  1    Introduction
Lesson 2-4　  Anne Bradstreet
Lesson 5-7    Michel Wigglesworth
Lesson 8-10   Edward Taylor
Lesson 11-12  Philip Freneau
Lesson 13-14  Phillis Wheatley
Lesson 15     Final Exam

Text/Reference
Books,etc. We will distribute the handout in class. It will also be uploaded to the Momiji bulletin board, so please download it individually.
Reference book: American Poetry: The Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. Text

(More Details)

Learning techniques to be incorporated Discussions

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review When looking up vocabulary, please make use of the OED. Please check the Momiji bulletin board regularly.

Requirements

Grading Method The grading breakdown is as follows:
Contribution to Q&A and discussion: 20 ％
Final Examination: 80 ％

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message

Other

Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

Academic Year	2026Year	School/Graduate School	School of Letters
Lecture Code	BM404002	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	アメリカ詩文学演習 A
Subject Name （Katakana）	アメリカシブンガクエンシュウA
Subject Name in English	Seminar in American Poetry A
Instructor	MATSUMOTO MAI
Instructor (Katakana)	マツモト　マイ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	2nd-Year, Second Semester, 3Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(3T) Weds7-8,Fri7-8：LET B202
Lesson Style	Seminar	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face

Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week	4	Language of Instruction	B : Japanese／English
Course Level	3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area（Discipline）	05 : Literature
Eligible Students
Keywords
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	British, American, and European Languages and Literatures, and Linguistics （Abilities and Skills）・Acquisition of the reading comprehension skills on British and American, German, and French literatures and languages, and other languages
Class Objectives /Class Outline	This seminar undertakes close readings of seventeenth-century American colonial poetry, examining its relationship to Puritan theology, biblical hermeneutics, and colonial discourse. Focusing primarily on New England poetry, the course seeks to clarify how the origins of American literature were intertwined with the religious imagination. No summaries will be permitted; every line will be read and analyzed verbatim.
Class Schedule	Lesson 1 Introduction Lesson 2-4　 Anne Bradstreet Lesson 5-7 Michel Wigglesworth Lesson 8-10 Edward Taylor Lesson 11-12 Philip Freneau Lesson 13-14 Phillis Wheatley Lesson 15 Final Exam
Text/Reference Books,etc.	We will distribute the handout in class. It will also be uploaded to the Momiji bulletin board, so please download it individually. Reference book: American Poetry: The Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Text
(More Details)
Learning techniques to be incorporated	Discussions
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	When looking up vocabulary, please make use of the OED. Please check the Momiji bulletin board regularly.
Requirements
Grading Method	The grading breakdown is as follows: Contribution to Q&A and discussion: 20 ％ Final Examination: 80 ％
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message
Other
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes. Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

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