CR Episode 258: Tennyson’s Tiresias

Critical Readings

EpisodeFeb 101h 2m

CR Episode 258: Tennyson’s Tiresias

Critical Readings

EpisodeFeb 101h 2m

The panel reads Tennyson's Tiresias and considers its story of the blind prophet's extended (but not eternal) life in the context of what it reveals about the poet's struggle with human mortality, and about the role of prophecy and its reception.Continue reading

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Critical Readings examines key literary texts using close reading and critical analysis, and explains these approaches in discussion. Listeners will learn about the texts themselves and about how to approach a text for critical analysis.

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