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Month: November 2018

From Gold Rush to Literary Fame

When most people hear the name Bret Harte they immediately think of the famous wrestler from the ’80s and ’90s, but few would think you were talking about the 19th […]

November 26, 2018November 27, 2018 David Stephens Editors

Lessons from the Harte

This week in American Literature we read three short stories by Bret Harte. The stories were set in California during the gold rush. There was one thing in his stories […]

November 25, 2018January 1, 2020 Rebecca Reese American Literature, Editors

Happily Never After

Lyssa Henry Why do we think we need a happy ending for every story? Culturally, Americans seem to be very sensitive. In old fairy tales from other countries, things didn’t […]

November 24, 2018November 26, 2018 Lyssa Henry Editors

Fame after Death

Emily Dickinson was a reclusive American poet who was a lot like Poe in that she was largely a misunderstood person but held a great talent for writing and deeply […]

November 20, 2018November 20, 2018 David Stephens Editors

A story with a purpose

In 1852 Harriet Beecher Stowe published arguably one of the most important pieces of literature in history; Uncle Tom’s Cabin. An anti-slavery novel that was inspired by the 1850 Fugitive Slave […]

November 19, 2018November 19, 2018 David Stephens Editors

The Joys of Literary Traveling

There is no Frigate like a Book To take us Lands away  _ Emily Dickinson There comes a point in every bibliophile’s life when someone has the nerve to utter […]

November 18, 2018November 18, 2018 Miranda Alexander American Literature, Editors

Walt Whitman Probably Wasn’t Gay: A Title Unrelated to the Blog

We’re like 48 months into this semester and I do not have the mental capacity to continue writing 600 words every week. I almost completely forgot how to spell continue. […]

November 12, 2018November 12, 2018 Kit Schleifer American Literature

Lukewarm Living

Julia Joyce Not only did Herman Melville write the exciting story of Moby Dick, he also wrote “Bartleby, The Scrivener: A Story Of Wall-street.”  Now I have never read Moby […]

November 12, 2018November 12, 2018 Julia Joyce American Literature

The Science and Ethics of “Bartleby the Scrivener”

Lyssa Henry After reading Herman Melville’s “Bartleby the Scrivener,” I became stuck on one concept that is nearly irrelevant to the story itself but gave me both a scientific and […]

November 11, 2018January 1, 2020 Lyssa Henry American Literature

Preferences and Priorities

Rebecca Reese At the beginning of this week, Dr. Schleifer opened his discussion on Walt Whitman by saying, “I’m just going to put this out there. I do not like […]

November 10, 2018November 10, 2018 Rebecca Reese American Literature, Editors

Darth Vader as the Raven

Julia Joyce I have discovered that the voice a piece of writing is read in has a drastic effect on its mood and how it is received.  If you have […]

November 9, 2018January 1, 2020 Julia Joyce American Literature

A Book for the Ages

Dynestee Fields What images come to mind when you think of the word “timeless?” Is it sunrise climbing over a mountaintop? Is it Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa? Is it Meghan […]

November 9, 2018December 10, 2018 Dynestee Fields Classic Books and Ideas, Editors

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