#  English Debates: TL;DR  

 



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 **February 25, 2026** 

 05:00PM - 07:00PM EST 

 



 

Does the full comprehension of any given text hinge on each painstakingly written word, or can you piece together the life of a story through the bones of its summary? What is more definitive of a piece of art; the words it is written in, or the information it attempts to communicate? Join our English professors Maurice Lee and Deidre Lynch as they discuss the applications or lack thereof of summaries in literature, in our newest installment of the English Debate series here at Harvard.



 

 



 

 

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