Conversations with Christopher Ricks: What Is The Difference Between Poetry and Song?

  • Starts: 7:00 pm on Thursday, October 20, 2016
Our "What's The Difference" series returns! Join William M. and Sara B. Warren Professor of the Humanities Christopher Ricks in a lively discussion of the subtles of verse: written, spoken and sung. We'll consider the verse of Tennyson, Elgar, Shakespeare and others, all while enjoying a look at archival material pertaining to their work. AS A SPECIAL BONUS: we will also discuss the work of newly-minted Nobel Prize winner Bob Dylan, in the company of Prof. Ricks, one of the world's foremost Dylan experts. NOT TO BE MISSED!
Speakers:
Christopher Ricks
Audience:
public
Address:
Mugar Memorial Library, 771 Commonwealth Ave, 1st Floor
Room:
Richards-Roosevelt Room
Fees:
free
Registration:
http://hgar-srv3.bu.edu/documents/10184/78255/ChristopherRICKS2017c.pdf/4f4348fa-c704-46ba-9d3c-a1f99b5a3cee
Contact Organization:
Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center
Contact Name:
Kate Stringer
Contact Phone:
(617) 353-3696

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