Introduction to Literature Q & A

From Spring 2020, these are the last of my online lectures from when I was an adjunct professor at the University of Minnesota. Most of this Introduction to Literature class, focused on fiction, drama, and poetry, had been dicussion-focused and held in person, but the final third was given in the form of online lectures during the pandemic. This is the final lecture of all, a q&a where I answer questions submitted by the students, such as: is literature superior to other media? is older literature better than contemporary literature? are Shakespeare's borrowed plots a problem? should we read "problematic" books? what makes a classic? what's my favorite Jane Austen novel? and more. The course syllabus is here:
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