Shape Shifting and Genre Bending in Lucy Larcom’s Childhood Songs

By Megan Beach 

Megan Beach studies English literature. While her interests tend toward the Early Modern, she has yet to take an English course she didn’t love. She looks forward to continuing her studies in English literature and one day teaching students of her own. 

This essay was the second-place winner of the Helen G. Scott Prize for Best Research Paper on Literature, awarded by the Department of English in 2018.  Congratulations, Megan!

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