(this is my restoration blog post that I should have done way earlier) Let’s face facts for once in my life: I’m a sucker for overdone long-winded metaphors that use pretty words. Annus Mirabilis, or London Reborn, is exactly that. Perhaps that’s why I like it so much. Dryden is known for creating works made … Continue reading Strong, Independent City (Restoration Blog Post)
LVL 4 Feylock – Pact of The Weave
So I don't know if I've mentioned this before, but I really like Dungeons & Dragons. It's kind of my thing. Me living my best life. I also have a love of poetry. Much to my delight, these two things aligned perfectly when we read Lord Alfred Tennyson's poem, The Lady of Shalott. However, while … Continue reading LVL 4 Feylock – Pact of The Weave
Victorian Post
I'll admit, the Victorian Era was a nice period to go over and some of the work from that time were interesting and cool to read. I can't exactly think of any of the work we went over and read from the Victorian Era at the moment, but still, there were some nice poems and … Continue reading Victorian Post
Romanticism and Mice
The start of the Romantic period was an artistic, literary, and intellectual movement that began towards the end of the 18th century. Romantics began to develop a better relationship with nature. Nature was looked at in a new light during the Romantic era. Many romantics tended to see nature as something pure and uncorrupted. The … Continue reading Romanticism and Mice
Blog Post #2 Satirical Mocking of Art Mediums for social & literary commentary and the breaking of the 4th wall.
In Northanger abbey, near the beginning of the book, there is a point where the discussion of Novels, as well as their ill effects on the public are discussed. ‘I am no novel reader–I seldom look into novels–Do not imagine that I often read novels –It is really very well for a novel.’–Such is the … Continue reading Blog Post #2 Satirical Mocking of Art Mediums for social & literary commentary and the breaking of the 4th wall.
Potential Acts of Blasphemy in Spy Kids 2 and The Tyger
“Do you think that God lives in Heaven because He too lives in fear of what He’s created…here on Earth?"-Romero (as portrayed by Steve Buscemi in Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams) This quote haunts me. These words, spoken almost at random by a tortured scientist in a 2002 kids’ movie, echo in my … Continue reading Potential Acts of Blasphemy in Spy Kids 2 and The Tyger
Confessions of a Romanticized Addiction
The Romantic Period saw the rise of poetry inspired by “the familiar” and centered on reviving the wonder of it. It was categorized by poems like Percy Shelley’s “Mont Blanc” or William Wordsworth’s “Tintern Abby” that described nature in a new light. One text, however, that stands out against these poems, is Thomas De Quincey’s … Continue reading Confessions of a Romanticized Addiction
“The Little Black Boy” By William Blake
This poem by William Blake centers a lot around spiritual values to love that looks beyond race. The little black boy in the poem classifies himself as “black skin” but a “white soul”. William Blake continues to compare and contrast the light and dark parts of this poem pretty consistently throughout the beginning of the … Continue reading “The Little Black Boy” By William Blake
Passive Levity
Restoration Era poetry is another form of the beautifully wordy writing that Britain has graced us with in English classrooms over the years. However first a confession, being a history major, it would be easy to believe that all areas of history would be of equal interest to me. That would be false as the … Continue reading Passive Levity
Barbauld, “The Rights of Woman” Response/Analysis
Initially, I thought this poem was a powerful message to women who felt discouraged by their lack of rights during this time period. It makes sense that a female author would romanticize the idea of women coming together to defeat a common enemy, the man. While the first six stanzas support this reading, the content … Continue reading Barbauld, “The Rights of Woman” Response/Analysis
Rethinking Modern British Literature 