Art of the Personal Essay

Harvard Extension School

ENGL E-234

Section 1

CRN 26543

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In this course, we look at the art of the essay from the sixteenth-century to the present, making important stops along the way at the works of Michel de Montaigne (who first popularized the genre), William Hazlitt, Virginia Woolf, and James Baldwin, right up to today's most innovative essayists—writers like Rebecca Solnit, Janet Malcolm, and Ross Gay. This course would be of interest to nonfiction writers curious about the history of their craft and the evolution of the form over time.

Registration Closes: January 23, 2025
Credits: 4

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Term

Spring Term 2025

Part of Term

Full Term

Format

Live Attendance Web Conference

Credit Status

Graduate

Section Status

Open

Instructor Info

Collier Brown, PhD

Research Advisor in Social Science and Humanities, Harvard Extension School


Meeting Info

T 3:00pm - 5:00pm (1/27 - 5/17)

Participation Option: Online Synchronous

Deadlines

Last day to register: January 23, 2025

Notes

This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

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All Sections of this Course

CRN Section # Participation Option(s) Instructor Section Status Meets Term Dates
26543 1 Online Synchronous Collier Brown Open T 3:00pm - 5:00pm
 Jan 27 to May 17

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