COMPLIT 156: Songmaking and the Idea of Lyric – Greg Nagy

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COMPLIT 156: Songmaking and the Idea of Lyric – Greg Nagy (https://vimeo.com/1136220086)

Spring 2026: 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. Students are free to select as their focus of research any particular “lyric” traditions, composed in whatever language. No previous knowledge of literary theory is presumed. Course Page

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