Lyric Poetry. Reproduction of a Mural by Henry Oliver Walker in the Library of Congress, 1899. (Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division [reproduction number, LC-USZ62-101600 (b&w film copy neg.)])
Instructor(s)
Prof. Alvin Kibel
MIT Course Number
21L.004
As Taught In
Fall 2001
Level
Undergraduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
This subject follows a course of readings in lyric poetry in the English language, tracing the main lines of descent through literary periods from the Renaissance to the modern period and concentrating mostly on English rather than American examples.
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