Readings

Middlemarch Relationship Maps

A few Middlemarch relationship maps, one from Nathan Hensley’s Victorian Literature and Globalization class at Georgetown University: Here are some of the preparatory sketches from the Victorian Literature and Globalization relationship mapping project (click to see the full images, click

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Middlemarch Relationship Maps

A few Middlemarch relationship maps, one from Nathan Hensley’s Victorian Literature and Globalization class at Georgetown University: Here are some of the preparatory sketches from the Victorian Literature and Globalization relationship mapping project (click to see the full images, click

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Hard Cash- a brief thought

I had this thought while reading about Dickens for my paper: Hard Cash never seemed believable to me, and it’s been hard for me to say why. Yes, the things that happen are pretty outrageous, but if I read in

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Hard Cash- a brief thought

I had this thought while reading about Dickens for my paper: Hard Cash never seemed believable to me, and it’s been hard for me to say why. Yes, the things that happen are pretty outrageous, but if I read in

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Danielle’s Reade Research Questions

In anticipation of tomorrow’s visit, I am most interested in exploring Reade’s notes on women and his insistence on the many social and biological differences dividing the minds and motivations of men and women. This theme appears to play into

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Danielle’s Reade Research Questions

In anticipation of tomorrow’s visit, I am most interested in exploring Reade’s notes on women and his insistence on the many social and biological differences dividing the minds and motivations of men and women. This theme appears to play into

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Miriam’s Research Interests

When reading “Hard Cash,” one of the things that struck me most was the dialogue of the characters and their use of jargon and slang. How odd, I thought, that a book that begins with a description of how much

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Miriam’s Research Interests

When reading “Hard Cash,” one of the things that struck me most was the dialogue of the characters and their use of jargon and slang. How odd, I thought, that a book that begins with a description of how much

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Reade Research Interests

Dear Rachel and Seminar, I hope you all had lovely breaks, full of rest and the love affairs of the Dodds and Hardies! I think I actually started thinking in Reade’s writing style after a few days… The parts of

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Reade Research Interests

Dear Rachel and Seminar, I hope you all had lovely breaks, full of rest and the love affairs of the Dodds and Hardies! I think I actually started thinking in Reade’s writing style after a few days… The parts of

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The Library Window Notes

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The Library Window Notes

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Cathy’s Drawing Notes of Reality Effect

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Cathy’s Drawing Notes of Reality Effect

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Maddie on Frankenstein in Great Expectations

In comparing Great Expectations to Frankenstein, Pip seems to imply that Magwitch is his Dr. Frankenstein. Of course, in some ways Magwitch fits that role completely. After all, as Magwitch happily proclaims many times, he is the one who makes

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Maddie on Frankenstein in Great Expectations

In comparing Great Expectations to Frankenstein, Pip seems to imply that Magwitch is his Dr. Frankenstein. Of course, in some ways Magwitch fits that role completely. After all, as Magwitch happily proclaims many times, he is the one who makes

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Danielle’s seminar paper on law in Great Expectations

From “The Law as ‘Portable Property’ in Great Expectations: Regardless of who—if anyone—maintains legal authority, the idea of the law haunts the city. Notably, Pip fears that he carries the “Newgate cobwebs” with him on his body (296), even after

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Danielle’s seminar paper on law in Great Expectations

From “The Law as ‘Portable Property’ in Great Expectations: Regardless of who—if anyone—maintains legal authority, the idea of the law haunts the city. Notably, Pip fears that he carries the “Newgate cobwebs” with him on his body (296), even after

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