Posts Tagged 'realism'
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
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
Footnotes in Reade’s Hard Cash (Sierra’s booknotes)
While reading Hard Cash, I was struck by how Reade used “paratext” as a space to extend the narrative. His footnotes range from slightly snide narrative asides to detailed references to historical events, terminology, or further reference texts. Below I’ve included
Footnotes in Reade’s Hard Cash (Sierra’s booknotes)
While reading Hard Cash, I was struck by how Reade used “paratext” as a space to extend the narrative. His footnotes range from slightly snide narrative asides to detailed references to historical events, terminology, or further reference texts. Below I’ve included
Reade Research Interest
I am interested in looking at the factual backing to some of Reade’s most outlandish and melodramatic section. This would entail looking at notecards related to both the pirate incident, and the accounts of sane people being locked into asylums.
Reade Research Interest
I am interested in looking at the factual backing to some of Reade’s most outlandish and melodramatic section. This would entail looking at notecards related to both the pirate incident, and the accounts of sane people being locked into asylums.
The Voysey Inheritance
While reading Hard Cash, I was reminded of the Granville-Barker play, The Voysey Inheritance. Although written over 40 years after Hard Cash was published, the play deals with the same issues of financial ruin, the family, and encroaching insanity. In
The Voysey Inheritance
While reading Hard Cash, I was reminded of the Granville-Barker play, The Voysey Inheritance. Although written over 40 years after Hard Cash was published, the play deals with the same issues of financial ruin, the family, and encroaching insanity. In
Charles Reade archive visit: theoretical and critical readings
Here’s the promised post framing our readings on Charles Reade, the novel of research, aesthetics of research, and ideas about note-taking in preparation for both our seminar meeting (which will take place during our trip) and our related visit to
Charles Reade archive visit: theoretical and critical readings
Here’s the promised post framing our readings on Charles Reade, the novel of research, aesthetics of research, and ideas about note-taking in preparation for both our seminar meeting (which will take place during our trip) and our related visit to
