Posts Tagged 'Sierra'
Sierra’s booknotes: Collins, The Moonstone
Some of my marginalia on The Moonstone.
Sierra’s booknotes: Collins, The Moonstone
Some of my marginalia on The Moonstone.
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 Interests
My notes feel rather scattered at the moment–I’ll do my best to elucidate them a bit. While reading through the archive materials, I was struck by several things: Reade’s distinctly visual organization system, the reliance on newspapers as the dominant,
Reade Research Interests
My notes feel rather scattered at the moment–I’ll do my best to elucidate them a bit. While reading through the archive materials, I was struck by several things: Reade’s distinctly visual organization system, the reliance on newspapers as the dominant,
Outlining Process- Week 9, HARD TEAM
Some snapshots of our outlining process! Cathy is not yet back at school so we had a googledocs + Skype outlining session =)
Outlining Process- Week 9, HARD TEAM
Some snapshots of our outlining process! Cathy is not yet back at school so we had a googledocs + Skype outlining session =)
Journalistic and historical perspectives on 19th century insane asylums
This article from The Atlantic today looks at medical monograph on “Types of Insanity.” In addition to the kinds of proofs of insanity that Dr. Wycherley and others give in Hard Cash, we have this gem: In some cases we have but little
Journalistic and historical perspectives on 19th century insane asylums
This article from The Atlantic today looks at medical monograph on “Types of Insanity.” In addition to the kinds of proofs of insanity that Dr. Wycherley and others give in Hard Cash, we have this gem: In some cases we have but little
“New Ways of Reading: Histories of Surface Reading” Penn Lecture
Last evening, Sharon Marcus (of Between Women fame), Heather Love, and Steven Best gave their lecture on the history of surface reading and the contemporary state of reading, criticism, and criticism about reading. Their talk touched on many of the
“New Ways of Reading: Histories of Surface Reading” Penn Lecture
Last evening, Sharon Marcus (of Between Women fame), Heather Love, and Steven Best gave their lecture on the history of surface reading and the contemporary state of reading, criticism, and criticism about reading. Their talk touched on many of the
Week 2
“When I read Trollope, it is all I can do not to be bored. All I can do, because Trollope always seems a little bored himself.” (Miller, Chapter 4, p.145)
An 1853 review of “Villette”
From The Examiner (London, England), Saturday, February 5, 1853; Issue 2349 An excerpt: “The majority [of the characters] are pleasant and love-worthy people … But Lucy Snowe deals now and then in needlessly tragical apostrophes. … and in the last page of
An 1853 review of “Villette”
From The Examiner (London, England), Saturday, February 5, 1853; Issue 2349 An excerpt: “The majority [of the characters] are pleasant and love-worthy people … But Lucy Snowe deals now and then in needlessly tragical apostrophes. … and in the last page of
In defense of bear notes
PANDA BEARS : BETWEEN THE LINES BEARS in our margins!
Sierra’s book notes: Brontë, Villette
My esoteric notes for week VII
Sierra’s book notes: Brontë, Villette
My esoteric notes for week VII