When it’s part of a synergistic fusion of classic literary devices in verse and music, as in ‘Hey Jude,’ CU Boulder scholar contends Paul McCartney spent three minutes singing “nah, nah, nah, na na na ...

Scholars who write about or analyze poetry read out loud usually do so in a subjective and impressionistic way. But UC Davis experts have empirically analyzed the complexities of these vocal ...

Provides a basic skills course designed to equip students to handle the English major. Emphasizes critical writing and the acquisition of basic techniques and vocabulary of literary criticism through ...

Professor Christopher Ricks began his lecture last Tuesday by reciting a William Barnes poem, “The Hill-Shade,” in memory of the recent loss of his friend, former student and colleague, Jennifer ...