Walt Whitman, half length portrait, holding butterfly. (Image courtesy of the Feinberg-Whitman Collection of The Library of Congress, [reproduction number, LC-USZ62-77082 (b&w film copy neg.)].)
Instructor(s)
Marja Roholl
Prof. Stephen Tapscott
MIT Course Number
21L.701
As Taught In
Fall 2005
Level
Undergraduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
This course introduces the practice and theory of literary criticism. The seminar focuses on topics such as the history of critical methods and techniques, and the continuity of certain subjects in literary history. Instruction and practice in oral and written communication is a major component of the course. Other components include theory and use of figurative language and reading poetry.
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