1. Reflection: Why is it significant that Icarus "isn't sorry"? What might he be sorry for? Do you think he should be sorry? Why or why not? It might help to consider other versions of the Icarus myth ( Read more... )

 Part 1 - Reflection: write a TEA paragraph or two in which you compare the way the two authors have presented the myth of Persephone ( Read more... )

 1. Reflection: Why do you think it is called "The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock"? The first thing you might want to ask yourself is if it is ironic ( Read more... )

 Part One: Reflection ( Read more... )

Oedipus Obituary ( Read more... )

One thing I really enjoy are the blogs, not because they are easy but because they make me really think about the story I am writing about. And because everyone has to do it, there is an infinite amount of opinions so a deeper understanding of a piece of literature is the outcome. So far I am enjoying this course and the literature we have read. I ( Read more... )

 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... )

 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 ( Read more... )

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?

The criteria for "great literature" seems to revolve around the classics such as The Odyssey, The Ulysses, Shakespeare and ( Read more... )