Pedagogy Apr 2013

Thomas Hoccleve’s Particular Appeal

David Watt

Abstract

This article describes a single class devoted to an experiment in practical criticism. The experiment encourages students to recognize their own capacity as close readers when interpreting an unfamiliar fifteenth-century poem by Thomas Hoccleve. It also encourages students to reflect critically on the practice of criticism, especially the way it determines the standard by which we judge poetry.

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Pedagogy
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2013-04-01
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10.1215/15314200-1958485
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