It is common to think of the pastoral and CountryHouse poemas poetic types dedicated to praising and celebrating country life.But as unit2demonstrates,poets approached the representation of nature and...

It is common to think of the pastoral and CountryHouse poemas poetic types dedicated to praising and celebrating country life.But as unit2demonstrates,poets approached the representation of nature and human beings’ place in and relation to it in radically different ways.How,then,can we write about country poetryas a literary kind?What sort of narratives can literary scholars (like you) construct?Read the critical piece by Christopher Wortham. Then,develop an argument that relates two poems of your choosing(from unit2)in terms that build onWortham'sclaims ((by agreeing withand contesting his claims). Think about how Wortham,both explicitlyandimplicitly,argues that social and political conditions have shaped the pastoral or country house poetic tradition, how one poem knows, refers to, and reconfigures itshistorical predecessor(s). It might be helpful to think of his essay as both a model for your writing and as a secondary source

Writing Goal:to summarize the claims of another scholar in ways that frame your argument and show its relevance to a larger critical conversation.

Poems: Bermuda by Marvell, English Country House by Wortham, and Penshurst by Jonson