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Week 7 Blog Question
1. Reflection
Use some of the ideas that might come up in this week's discussion to help you with this: write an obituary for Oedipus from the point of view of a citizen of Thebes. Remember that the play is called "Oedipus the King" (not Oedipus, the guy who killed his father and slept with his mother). You will need, as well, to do a little ( Read more... ) -
Week 6 Blog Question
Part 1: Reflection
Now that we're at almost the half-way point in the term, reflect a moment. What has been the most useful or interesting aspect of studying literature for you, so far? What do you still want to learn? Any concerns or fears?
I study literature because I like to expose the new ideas and to think. New ideas and thought are the most ( Read more... ) -
Blog Question #3
Part 1, Reflection: Read the course notes page on the T.E.A. paragraph and listen to my little lecture on intertextuality, then write a T.E.A. paragraph on "The Boat." Consider your answers to last week's blog question on intertextuality, and suggest a) what they have in common and b) why the NARRATOR (not just the author) of the story might ( Read more... ) -
Blog #2
Blog Question #2
A. Reflection: In the story "Boys and Girls," look very carefully at the descriptions of the areas where the father and mother work, and where the children sleep. How does the narrator feel about each of these areas, and how can you tell? Do these descriptions illustrate one or more binaries?
The girl describes the areas where ( Read more... ) -
Blog #1
Part 1, Reflection: Thinking about literature, and having read Larkin's "This Be the Verse," do you think the poem fits some criteria for "great literature"? For example, do you think Larkin is dealing with a universal theme?
I believe that “This Be the Verse” by Larkin’s is a great literature. I can see that every word in this poem is carefully ( Read more... )