BM506001 Seminar in English Poetry A

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2026Year School/Graduate School School of Letters

Lecture Code BM506001 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name イギリス詩文学演習Ａ

Subject Name
（Katakana）イギリスシブンガクエンシュウA

Subject Name in
English Seminar in English Poetry A

Instructor MATSUMOTO MAI

Instructor
(Katakana) マツモト　マイ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 3rd-Year,  First Semester,  2Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (2T) Weds7-8：LET B204, (2T) Fri7-8：LET B251

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 4 : Undergraduate Advanced

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 course aims to conduct close readings of the works of the seventeenth-century English Metaphysical Poets and to examine themes such as love, religion, time, and death within their intellectual-historical contexts.

Class Schedule Lesson 1  Jone Donne, ‘A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning’ (pp. 23-4)

Lesson 2   Jone Donne, ‘The Flea’(pp.4-5)
           Jone Donne, ‘The Canonization’(pp. 9-11)
Lesson 3   Jone Donne, ‘The Relic’ (pp. 28-9)
Lesson 4  Jone Donne, ‘Death, be not Proud’ (p. 32)
          George Herbert, ‘Death’ (p.85)

Lesson 5 Jone Donne, ‘At the Round Imagined Corners’ (p. 31)
         George Herbert, ‘Dooms Day’ (p.86)

Lesson 6  George Herbert, ‘Church Monuments’ (p. 70)
Lesson 7  George Herbert, ‘Mortification’ (pp. 73-74)
          Henry Vaughan, ‘Man’ (pp.222-223)

Lesson 8   Edward Herbert, ‘Elegy over a Tomb’ (pp.39-40)
Thomas Carew, ‘A Song’ (p. 98)
Lesson 9   William Habington, ‘Nox Nocti Indicat Scienm (Dvid) (pp. 108-109)
Lesson 10  Richard Crashaw, ‘An Epitaph Upon a Married Couple Dead and Buried Together’ (p. 156)
         Richard Lovelace, ‘Song: To Lucasta, Going Beyond the Seas’ (pp. 181-182)

Lesson 11  Andrew Marvell, ‘On a Drop of Dew’ (pp.190-191)
Lesson 12 John Milton, ‘On Time’ (pp. 120-121)
Lesson 13 Henry Vaughan, ‘The Retreat’(p. 216)
Lesson 14 Thomas Traherne, ‘The Preparative’ (pp. 243-5)
Lesson 15 Final Examination

Final Examination

Text/Reference
Books,etc. Metaphysical Poetry (Penguin Classics)
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎978-0140424447
It will be available for purchase at the university co-op.

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 use the OED.

Requirements

Grading Method The grading breakdown is as follows:

Participation in discussion: 30 ％
Final Examination: 70 ％

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	BM506001	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	イギリス詩文学演習Ａ
Subject Name （Katakana）	イギリスシブンガクエンシュウA
Subject Name in English	Seminar in English Poetry A
Instructor	MATSUMOTO MAI
Instructor (Katakana)	マツモト　マイ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	3rd-Year, First Semester, 2Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(2T) Weds7-8：LET B204, (2T) Fri7-8：LET B251
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	4 : Undergraduate Advanced
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 course aims to conduct close readings of the works of the seventeenth-century English Metaphysical Poets and to examine themes such as love, religion, time, and death within their intellectual-historical contexts.
Class Schedule	Lesson 1 Jone Donne, ‘A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning’ (pp. 23-4) Lesson 2 Jone Donne, ‘The Flea’(pp.4-5) Jone Donne, ‘The Canonization’(pp. 9-11) Lesson 3 Jone Donne, ‘The Relic’ (pp. 28-9) Lesson 4 Jone Donne, ‘Death, be not Proud’ (p. 32) George Herbert, ‘Death’ (p.85) Lesson 5 Jone Donne, ‘At the Round Imagined Corners’ (p. 31) George Herbert, ‘Dooms Day’ (p.86) Lesson 6 George Herbert, ‘Church Monuments’ (p. 70) Lesson 7 George Herbert, ‘Mortification’ (pp. 73-74) Henry Vaughan, ‘Man’ (pp.222-223) Lesson 8 Edward Herbert, ‘Elegy over a Tomb’ (pp.39-40) Thomas Carew, ‘A Song’ (p. 98) Lesson 9 William Habington, ‘Nox Nocti Indicat Scienm (Dvid) (pp. 108-109) Lesson 10 Richard Crashaw, ‘An Epitaph Upon a Married Couple Dead and Buried Together’ (p. 156) Richard Lovelace, ‘Song: To Lucasta, Going Beyond the Seas’ (pp. 181-182) Lesson 11 Andrew Marvell, ‘On a Drop of Dew’ (pp.190-191) Lesson 12 John Milton, ‘On Time’ (pp. 120-121) Lesson 13 Henry Vaughan, ‘The Retreat’(p. 216) Lesson 14 Thomas Traherne, ‘The Preparative’ (pp. 243-5) Lesson 15 Final Examination Final Examination
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Metaphysical Poetry (Penguin Classics) ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎978-0140424447 It will be available for purchase at the university co-op.
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 use the OED.
Requirements
Grading Method	The grading breakdown is as follows: Participation in discussion: 30 ％ Final Examination: 70 ％
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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