On the subject of Victorian Literature again, here is the full-on essay on George Eliot and Dante Gabriel Rossetti. I don't understand why my tutor marked me down on this one, in spite of the lengthy comment she left me, so I'd welcome input on this one. Overall, in my opinion, I could perhaps have written more, but then again, at the time I couldn ( Read more... )

Victorian Literature. Yes, well, it didn't go as I expected it to. Don't get me wrong, the module in itself was enjoyable (well, more or less), but my results puzzle me. Perhaps I genuinely did not understand the questions. Maybe it's for the best that I didn't get into the similar module for next year ( Read more... )

So, I actually rather enjoyed this Drama module - Devising Theatre. We talked about fairy-tales a lot, we used Jungian theories on archetypes, Joseph Campbell and Christopher Vogler came up... It was amazing. And the performance was decidedly entertaining - I'd include the video, but I can't seem to be able to upload it... :/ I shall briefly ( Read more... )

For one of my modules, Heard Not Seen: Writing for Radio, we have been writing a one-page radio sketch a week to get into the practice of scriptwriting for radio. Here's my first attempt. I've edited it to go with my tutor's comments. :)

( an unwitting audience of their heart-to-heart )

Yeah, what happened? Well, long story short... life happened. As usual, I should add. But it seems that at some point we all need to vent and no matter how many good friends are ready to listen to you, nothing beats putting it black on white. That's why I created this livejournal in the first place; writing to get back into writing. And writing is ( Read more... )

New layout in time for the more wintery months! It's been sitting in my memories for a while... To be quite honest, a lot of things have been sitting for a while. The new term is intense, that's really the only way to explain it; lots of coursework from week to week and, above all, lots of reading from week to week ( Read more... )

Forgot I still had this essay lying about from last spring. :) It's the last part of the Foundations of Poetry and Drama portfolio where I compare and contrast John Webster's writing in The Duchess of Malfi to Jean Racine's in Phèdre. Loved talking about two heroines, even if they are so different.

The Tragedy Of Being Human
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( explain what is meant by tragic hero )

HEY withdrawnred... SURPRISE!!!

Yep, this is exactly what it looks like: the gift that took forever. :D

Title: Good Intentions
Author: silviaelisa
Beta: hoodedcrime
Genre: Angst, Drama, Family
Pairing: Draco/Hermione, mentions of Ron/Hermione and Draco/Pansy
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by J.K. Rowling. The ( Read more... )

Title: Gryffindor House, or The Definition of Sticking Together
Author: silvia_elisa
Genres: General, Humour, Friendship
Spoilers: Goblet of Fire
Rating: G
Disclaimer: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by J.K. Rowling. The author of the following story (which is me) has no connection to J.K. Rowling, Bloomsbury Publishing, ( Read more... )

You know, there are many good reasons why I didn't review last week, and there are just as many that nudged me into writing about yesterday's episode.

Just goes to show how Doctor Who can go in one direction one week, and change everything the following one. :)

( anything beats a fez, eh? )