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Conclusion / Victorian Networks / Digital Middlemarch
Thank you to both sections for a fantastic semester of Victorian Literature and Globalization. To conclude our blog, I re-post the famous passage from Middlemarch on the pier-glass — itself a kind of parable for our discussions of interconnection and … Continue reading
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The Journey of the Heroes
Now that the novel has ended and come full circle back to England, I realized how well She follows Joseph Campbell’s archetype of the ‘Journey of the Hero,’ as the main male characters from England leave their familiar world and … Continue reading
Final Exam Now Posted
I have now circulated the final exam for English 161 by email; please let me know immediately if you have not received it. The basics of the exam: **90 minutes, start to finish. Time starts when you open the document. **Open book, open … Continue reading
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The Marriage Plot
As I was thinking back on the novels we’ve read this past semester, the concept of the marriage plot has been particularly pervasive and on my mind. We’ve read about the intricate social network, made up largely of marital relationships, … Continue reading
The Setting Sun!
In chapter XXV of She, Holly describes the pillar of fire: “Nearer it came, and nearer yet, till it was close upon us, rolling down like all the thunder-wheels of heaven behind the horses of lightening. On it came, and with … Continue reading
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