Casaubon's Impotence: A Literary Libel?,
2014
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Casaubon's Impotence: A Literary Libel?, Marianne Burton
The George Eliot Review Online, ISSN: 2831-5375
There are some literary hypotheses which so suit readers' impressions of a text that they become accepted almost as literary fact, as if they were stated in the text itself or had been confirmed by the author in an interview, letter or notebook. This seems to have become the case with Edward Casaubon's sexual impotence in Middlemarch. Gordon Haight complained that undergraduates 'despite a generation of sex-education' never failed to describe Casaubon as impotent simply by virtue of his age. Casaubon was around forty-eight. Haight was seventy-three when he wrote this essay, and indignantly listed the famous men who had …
Teaching Australian Literature In A Class About Literatures Of Social Reform,
2014
Portland State University
Teaching Australian Literature In A Class About Literatures Of Social Reform, Per Henningsgaard
English Faculty Publications and Presentations
This article presents an intriguing thesis about proximity and identification, distance and empathy based on the experience of teaching Sally Morgan’s My Place to American university students alongside Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle and Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin in a class examining literature as an agent of social change. Indeed, its response to the question, “How does the Australian production of My Place influence its American reception?” will surprise many people. Students more readily demonstrate empathy with characters and are prepared to ascribe their unenviable life circumstances to social structures that propagate oppression when reading literature about cultural groups …
Judy Malloy's Seat At The (Database) Table: A Feminist Reception History Of Early Hypertext Literature,
2014
Portland State University
Judy Malloy's Seat At The (Database) Table: A Feminist Reception History Of Early Hypertext Literature, Kathi Inman Berens
English Faculty Publications and Presentations
When Robert Coover anointed Michael Joyce the ‘granddaddy’ of hypertext literature in a 1992 New York Times article, it could scarcely have been imagined that this pronouncement would come to define the origin of electronic literature. This short article examines the human and machinic operations obscuring Judy Malloy's Uncle Roger, a hypertext that predates afternoon. Malloy's reputation was stunted because Uncle Roger was algorithmically invisible, a factor that became increasingly important as the Web's commercial capacities matured. afternoon's endurance can be traced to its ISBN, which made afternoon easy for readers to find and united disparate stewards in preserving access …
The Mutual Influences Of Law, Medicine, And Fictional Literature Regarding The Disposition Of A Somnambulist In Eighteenth And Nineteenth Century Literature,
2014
University of Texas at Arlington
The Mutual Influences Of Law, Medicine, And Fictional Literature Regarding The Disposition Of A Somnambulist In Eighteenth And Nineteenth Century Literature, Meghan Self
English Theses - Archive
Somnambulism derives from the Latin words somnus- sleep and ambulare- to walk around, meaning a person appears to conduct waking actions, but is actually asleep. Classified as a disease, somnambulism raises questions of its possible causes and cures, as well as what constitutes the difference between the conscious and unconscious mind. During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, medical physicians were beginning to explore somnambulism as well as other mental disorders in more depth than in previous years. It is interesting to note that during the time of medical research on these diseases, fictional Gothic writers were also beginning to incorporate …
Continuing Narratives Of The Pharmakos: Trans-Ethical Perspectives Through The Liminal Performativity Of Material Agencies In Drug Genre Film,
2014
University of Texas at Arlington
Continuing Narratives Of The Pharmakos: Trans-Ethical Perspectives Through The Liminal Performativity Of Material Agencies In Drug Genre Film, Audrey Haferkamp
English Theses - Archive
In American film and television, the drug user or producer is often associated with narratives of the pharmakos, or "scapegoat," seemingly serving to expel the contamination of American identity and ethics. By analyzing the critically acclaimed TV series Breaking Bad and Nurse Jackie, I examine how these popular culture series are influenced by, or influence, apparatuses involving drugs, New Materialist theories, and more broadly, ethical values. Specifically, I examine how these TV series deconstruct classic narratives and depict ethical relationships with the pharmakos through a New Materialist understanding of the liminal agencies between human and nonhuman matter. More specifically, I …
Locating Early America.,
2014
University of South Florida
Locating Early America., Thomas Hallock
USF St. Petersburg Campus Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Subteen, Preteen, Tween: Preadolescent Literature Inside And Out,
2014
Eastern Michigan University
Subteen, Preteen, Tween: Preadolescent Literature Inside And Out, Bethany Fort
Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations
This thesis focuses on the inside and outside of preadolescent literature, a subgenre that has been widely neglected by literary scholars, educators, and book publishers. In Chapter 2, I analyze the themes within The Giver by Lois Lowry and use the developmental stage of preadolescence to define a subgenre of preadolescence, which has distinct characteristics that separate it from the other subgenres of children’s literature. In Chapter 3, I focus on the outside of preadolescent literature, using the results of bookseller and author surveys and research on the history of the tween retail market to uncover the subtle messages being …
Analyzing The Depictions Of The Multiracial Child Character In Children's Media,
2014
Eastern Michigan University
Analyzing The Depictions Of The Multiracial Child Character In Children's Media, Rachael C. Jackson
Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations
The 2000 U.S. Census is the first in which a person could mark more than one racial identification box. Acknowledging this identity marks progress by recognizing an underserved population, but the media lags behind in the representation of Multiracial people in texts. My analysis of contemporary media examples (1) has the capacity to initiate conversations about the bigger social implication of race and diversity in the media; (2) sheds light on the rarity of Multiracial characters and the ways in which Multiracial characters are depicted; (3) suggests that greater access to Multiracial characters is granted to older audiences; (4) recognizes …
Walt Whitman And Civil War Washington,
2014
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Walt Whitman And Civil War Washington, Kenneth M. Price
Department of English: Faculty Publications
Walt Whitman famously described his visits to thousands of wounded Civil War soldiers in Memoranda During the War, a volume with a largely ignored subtitle: "Written on the Spot in 1863-'65." I want to highlight that subtitle and its emphasis on space and time-its geo-temporal specificity-to ask what it meant to have a writer of Whitman's sensibilities thrust into the nation's capital city in the final three years of the war, when it had become a city of hospitals. More wounded soldiers were treated in Washington, DC, than in any other city, and Whitman, a visitor to dozens of hospitals, …
Clcweb: Comparative Literature And Culture,
2014
University of Nebraska Lincoln
Clcweb: Comparative Literature And Culture, Gregory E. Rutledge
Department of English: Faculty Publications
In his article "Race, Slavery, and the Revaluation of the T'ang Canon" Gregory E. Rutledge re-evaluates—from the purview of African Diaspora literary studies—historiography that considers the place of East African slave lore in T'ang Dynasty fiction. Julie Wilensky's "The Magical Kunlun and 'Devil Slaves': Chinese Perceptions of Dark-skinned People and Africa before 1500" (2002), a revision of Chang Hsing-lang's "The Importation of Negro Slaves to China Under the T'ang Dynasty (A.D. 618- 907)" (1930), is pivotal since it occupies the nexus between European-American, East-Asian, and African-Diasporic canons and policies. Rutledge situates Wilensky's and Chang's works in the context of Edward …
Veiled Movements In The Vale Of Esthwaite,
2014
University of Nebraska- Lincoln
Veiled Movements In The Vale Of Esthwaite, Jack Vespa
Department of English: Faculty Publications
The Vale of Esthwaite (1787), Wordsworth's first sustained effort at original composition, was first 1940 by Ernest De Selincourt in Poetical Works of Wordsworth as an example of the juvenilia. Among scholars who have treated the De Selincourt version of the poem, Geoffrey Hartman's account in Wordsworth's Poetry, 1787-1814 is the fullest, which argues that The Vale of Esthwaite turns upon the mind of a poet enthralled by nature despite signs that his imagination may well be independent of nature (76-89). Other treatments of De Selincourt's edition appeared in F. W. Bateson, Paul Sheats, Thomas Weiskel, James Averill, Jonathan Wordsworth, …
Image/Text And Text/Image: Reimagining Multimodal Relationships Through Dissociation,
2014
University of Kentucky
Image/Text And Text/Image: Reimagining Multimodal Relationships Through Dissociation, Amy K. Anderson
Theses and Dissertations--English
W.J.T. Mitchell has famously noted that we are in the midst of a “pictorial turn,” and images are playing an increasingly important role in digital and multimodal communication. My dissertation addresses the question of how meaning is made when texts and images are united in multimodal arguments. Visual rhetoricians have often attempted to understand text-image arguments by privileging one medium over the other, either using text-based rhetorical principles or developing new image-based theories. I argue that the relationship between the two media is more dynamic, and can be better understood by applying The New Rhetoric’s concept of dissociation, which …
Relation And Responsibility: A Levinasian Reading Of King Lear,
2014
Chapman University
Relation And Responsibility: A Levinasian Reading Of King Lear, Kent Lehnhof
English Faculty Articles and Research
Emmanuel Levinas’s ideas about intersubjectivity can change our reading of Shakespeare by putting philosophical pressure on Shakespeare’s dramatization of human relatedness in The Tragedy of King Lear (1607–8). Even though Levinas does not discuss Lear at length in any of his published work, this difficult philosopher and this difficult play have much to say to one another. Levinas can be fruitfully brought to bear on Shakespeare’s great tragedy, generating fresh and productive ideas about its most pivotal moments, its most perplexing questions, and its most popular interpretations. In addition, Levinas can provide a useful frame for discussing the nature of …
Participation And Collaboration In Digital Spaces: Connecting High School And College Writing Experiences,
2014
Boise State University
Participation And Collaboration In Digital Spaces: Connecting High School And College Writing Experiences, Rachel Bear, Heidi Estrem, James E. Fredricksen, Dawn Shepherd
English Literature Faculty Publications and Presentations
As literacy educators, we're particularly mindful of two different and current conversations about digital literacies that directly inform our experiences in the classroom. The first conversation stems from the development and initial implementation of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for high school instruction (Council of Chief State School Officers [CCSSO] and National Governors Association [NGA] 2010) and the work informing the Framework for Success in Postsecondary Writing (Framework), a statement that outlines expectations for incoming college students (Council of Writing Program Administrators [CWPA], National Council of Teachers of English [NCTE], and the National Writing Project [NWP] 2011). These documents …
Fairytales, Pornography, And The Other Woman: Encountering The 'Ideal-I' In Katherine Mansfield's Short Fiction,
2014
University of Southern Mississippi
Fairytales, Pornography, And The Other Woman: Encountering The 'Ideal-I' In Katherine Mansfield's Short Fiction, Hannah Dow
Short Story
No abstract provided.
Review Of The Life And Struggles Of Our Mother Walatta Petros. A Seventeenth Century African Biography Of An Ethiopian Woman,
2014
University of Northern Iowa
Review Of The Life And Struggles Of Our Mother Walatta Petros. A Seventeenth Century African Biography Of An Ethiopian Woman, Mary Catherine Loving
Short Story
No abstract provided.
Appalachian Migrant Stances,
2014
Old Dominion University
Appalachian Migrant Stances, Bridget L. Anderson
English Faculty Publications
The article explores the economic and industrial opportunities for Appalachian native speakers in the industrial Midwest countries after the World War I. Topics discussed include the characteristics of migration diaspora in Appalachian migrants, the Southern migrants metropolitan area lifestyle in Detroit, Michigan and the impacts of ethnographic factors to Appalachian migrants. Other topics include the social and identifiable factors for migrants.
Letter From The Editors. "What Can't You Do With An English Major" Winter 2014; Volume 5, Issue 1,
2014
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Letter From The Editors. "What Can't You Do With An English Major" Winter 2014; Volume 5, Issue 1, David Aguilar, Ruth Mikal Garza
Journal of South Texas English Studies
No abstract provided.
The Lord Of The Rings And The Weight Of Two Worlds: An Exploration Of Faith In Fantasy,
2014
Seattle Pacific University
The Lord Of The Rings And The Weight Of Two Worlds: An Exploration Of Faith In Fantasy, Danielle Myers
Honors Projects
This project is two-fold. The first section attempts to determine what it is that makes Tolkien’s writing, specifically within The Lord of the Rings, stand out against other Christian fantasy, particularly within modern evangelical culture. The purpose of this is to determine how he uses faith within his fantasy differently, and makes that faith-based writing meaningful to his readers without leaving them feeling preached-at. The second section is an excerpt of my own novel, The Weight of Two Worlds, in which I have attempted to use Tolkien’s methods to incorporate faith in my fantasy writing.
Eye For The Gap: Frenzy, Liberty, And The Nietszchean Chorus In Conor Mcpherson's The Weir And Shining City,
2014
Georgia Southern University
Eye For The Gap: Frenzy, Liberty, And The Nietszchean Chorus In Conor Mcpherson's The Weir And Shining City, Frances Krieg
College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations
This study situates The Weir and Shining City by Conor McPherson as embodying elements of Dionysian aesthetics as elucidated by Friedrich Nietzsche. Working through the lenses of Samuel Beckett’s linguistic philosophy and the premium of theater as established by Nietzsche, Artaud, and Brecht, the aim of this paper is to demonstrate how McPherson pierces the boundaries of language in drama by establishing his audience as chorus. Background information on Nietzsche’s The Birth of Tragedy and McPherson’s own comments on the plays are included with the research on the plays themselves. This work articulates the chorus itself but also the choral, …
