Survey of Memes

by jclark009

Jekyll in the Flesh: The Dual Mind in Victorian Englad

by jclark009

Following the 1886 publication of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, author Robert Louis Stevenson maintained that the inspiration for what is now his most famous story was self-generated; the product of… Continue reading →

Coleridge’s Ancient Mariner and the Suspension of Disbelief

by jclark009

In a narrow sense, media is a means of conveying stories, real and unreal. And in the sense of entertainment, fictional media – be it literature, television, or cinema – allows us to… Continue reading →

The Lesser of Two Evils: Fantomina’s World and Our Own

by jclark009

When confronted with Eliza Haywood’s novel Fantomina, or really any other text dealing with women of antiquity, I imagine one reaction within the average modern reader is as follows: well, at least women have it better… Continue reading →