Charles Townsend Copeland

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Charles Townsend Copeland (27 April 1860 – 24 July 1952) was a professor, poet, and writer.

Career overview

He graduated from Harvard University and spent much of his time as a mentor at Harvard, where he served in several posts, including Boylston Professor of Rhetoric from 1925 to 1928.[1] He also worked as a part-time theater critic. Known as "Copey" by many of his peers and admirers, he became known for his Harvard poetry readings in the 1930s.[2][3] In her autobiography, The Story of My Life, Helen Keller paid high praise to Copeland as an instructor.[citation needed] He also taught at the Harvard Extension School.[4]

References

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Further reading

  • J. Donald Adams, Copey of Harvard: A Biography of Charles Townsend Copeland (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1960).
  • Billy Altman, Laughter's Gentle Soul: The Life of Robert Benchley. (New York City: W. W. Norton (1997). ISBN 0-393-03833-5).
  • Encyclopædia Britannica: Charles Townsend Copeland.
  • R. Dana Skinner, "Copeland: The Jan and His Book," The Commonweal, Vol V, No. 26 (1927).

External links

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