Portrait of Henry James. James' text Daisy Miller is read during this course. (Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Carl Van Vechten Collection. Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-67805 [b&w film copy neg.].)
Instructor(s)
Prof. John Hildebidle
MIT Course Number
21L.325
As Taught In
Spring 2007
Level
Undergraduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
This course closely examines a coherent set of short texts and/or visual works. The selections may be the shorter works of one or more authors (poems, short stories or novellas), or short films and other visual media. Additionally, we will focus on formal issues and thematic meditations around the title of the course "Staying Alive." Content varies from semester to semester.
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