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