(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)
Restoration
Royal and Heroic Slaves
Often found in slave narratives is a type of character called the “noble savage” who is an African American character, or other outsider, portrayed as agreeable and uncorrupt to a more dominant group, such as white people. This character trope often involved giving the character “whiter” characteristics to make them more understandable and accepted by … Continue reading Royal and Heroic Slaves
On Whalebones & Petticoats
To fifty chosen Sylphs, of special note,We trust th' important charge, the Petticoat:Oft have we known that seven-fold fence to fail,Tho' stiff with hoops, and arm'd with ribs of whale;Form a strong line about the silver bound,And guard the wide circumference around.Alexander Pope, The Rape of the Lock Here's an article that might help clear … Continue reading On Whalebones & Petticoats
Rethinking Modern British Literature 