English

christopher ricks

The Poetry of Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan is regarded as one of the best lyricists of the 20th century. In this lecture, Professor Christopher Ricks discusses the poetry of Bob Dylan, “All Because of the Color of his Skin” as part of Jepson School of Leadership Studies Folk Music and Protest Thought class.

John Rogers Milton Poetry Yale ENG 220

24-Lecture Course: Milton and his Poetry

John Milton is an English poet and author, best known for his epic, Paradise Lost. Milton’s work was controversial and had great influence on English poetry. This Yale course focuses on Milton’s poetry, as well as a focus on his literary sources, his contemporaries, and his prose.

Dante in Translation Yale Giuseppe Mazzotta

24-Lecture Course: Dante in Translation (ITAL 310)

Italian poet Dante is known as the “Father of the Italian language.” He is the author of the Divine Comedy, as well as many other works such as Vita nuova, Convivio, De vulgari eloquentia, and Epistle to Cangrande. These works are all critically analyzed as part of Yale Professor Giuseppe Mazzotta’s course, Dante in Translation.

Elif Shafak on Politics of Fiction at TED

The Politics of Fiction

Elif Shafak has got a problem with the literary world today. She says that just as she was stereotyped as “the Turkish student” during her education, she and other authors are also stereotyped based on their identity when it comes to their writing.

Sandra Chrystal Executive Communication & Writing USC

Executive Communication & Business Writing

Business communication and writing plays a vital role in a company’s success. When writing there are questions one needs to ask themselves to create a clear message. Creating a clear message makes effective communication.

American novel Since 1945 Yale Amy Hungerford

26-Lecture Course: The American Novel Since 1945

“The American Novel Since 1945″ is an study of popular literary works spanning from 1945 up until today. The course looks at common themes that have developed over this period of time and how these times shaped the form of the American novel.

Literary Theory

26-Lecture Course: Introduction to Literary Theory

This introduction to Literary Theory course studies popular approaches of literary theory used throughout the 20th century. Each lecture introduces different works and analyzes them with the help of social and philosophical perspectives.

Brian Sturm

Storytelling Theory and Practice

When we think of stories, we think of them as having certain characteristics: a beginning, middle, end, characters, progression and so on. But Sturm argues that storytelling provides something larger: a way of organizing information.