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World Literature

A re-examination of “Lyric” as occasion as well as genre. Central questions to be explored will include: how do the “lyrics” of composed song come alive in performance? For example, how do the two librettists of Puccini’s opera La Bohème contribute to the making of a masterpiece in song? Shared readings include The Lyric Theory Reader: A Critical Anthology, edited by Virginia Jackson and Yopie Prins.

Things I have learned from students who have taken my seminars in Comparative Literature, By Professor Greg Nagy.

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Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature

Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Office: Dana-Palmer 204

Office Hours: Mon 2-3pm; see Calendly link

Byron and Anita Wien Professor of Drama and of English and Comparative Literature

Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Office: Barker 220

Office Hours: On Leave Fall 2025

Director of Undergraduate Studies

Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Office: Dana-Palmer 209

Office Hours: Tuesdays: 10:30-11:45am; please sign up on Calendly link

Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature

Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Office: Dana-Palmer 203

Office Hours: On Leave 2025-2026

Ernest Bernbaum Professor of Comparative Literature

Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Office: Dana-Palmer 201

Office Hours: Mon. 5-6:30pm

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