Charles Townsend Copeland

For other people named Charles Copeland, see Charles Copeland (disambiguation).

Charles Townsend Copeland
BornApril 27, 1860 
DiedJuly 24, 1952  (aged 92)
Alma mater
Employer

Charles Townsend Copeland (April 27, 1860 in Calais, Maine[1] – July 24, 1952) was an American professor, poet, and writer.

He graduated from Harvard University in 1882.[2] Copeland taught at a boarding school for a year, followed by a year teaching at Harvard Law School.[3] He then became a theater critic and book reviewer for nine years.[4]

Copeland returned to Harvard in 1893 as an instructor of English. He was promoted to assistant professor in 1917 and served as the Boylston Professor of Rhetoric from 1925 to 1928.[5][6][3] He also taught at the Harvard Extension School.[7] Known as "Copey" by many of his peers and admirers, he became known for his Harvard poetry readings in the 1920s and 1930s.[8][9][10]

In her autobiography, The Story of My Life, Helen Keller paid high praise to Copeland as an instructor.[11] He also allowed Keller to submit drafts of her autobiography in lieu of regular class assignments.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ COPELAND, Charles Townsend, in Who's Who in America (vol. 14, 1926
  2. ^ "Emeritus Professors Continue Work, Return from Retirement to Teach | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved March 6, 2026.
  3. ^ a b "Charles Townsend Copeland | Harvard professor, literary critic, author | Britannica". Encyclopedia Britannica. Archived from the original on June 1, 2025. Retrieved March 6, 2026.
  4. ^ "Charles Townsend Copeland | Harvard professor, literary critic, author | Britannica". Encyclopedia Britannica. Archived from the original on June 1, 2025. Retrieved March 6, 2026.
  5. ^ "Charles Townsend Copeland". Encyclopaedia Britannica.
  6. ^ "Emeritus Professors Continue Work, Return from Retirement to Teach | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved March 6, 2026.
  7. ^ Shinagel, Michael (2010), The Gates Unbarred: A History of University Extension at Harvard, 1910–2009, Harvard University Press, p. 52, ISBN 978-0674051355
  8. ^ "Birthday". Time. May 5, 1930.
  9. ^ "Copey Moves Out". Time. September 12, 1932. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved June 26, 2008.
  10. ^ "Education: Copey". Time. January 17, 1927. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  11. ^ a b "My Future As I See It". Retrieved March 6, 2026.

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.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.