It’s a Goblin’s Goblin’s Goblin’s Market
As so often seen in the Victorian Age, the idea of the world being a “man’s world” does not come as a surprise when thinking of Victorian literature. However, Christina Rossetti puts forth… Continue reading
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Fascination With the Beast Within: Mr Hyde as Venom
A man accidentally adopts a second personality that is simultaneously a part of him and a completely separate being…
Exploring Jonathan Swift’s Motive and Attitude toward Women in “A Lady’s Dressing Room”
The motive behind Jonathan Swift’s poem, “A Lady’s Dressing Room” has long been debated. Most interpretations, past and present, rely on the belief that Swift, himself, was a misogynist, and for good reason.… Continue reading
Christina Rossetti, “Goblin Market” & The Limits We Are Willing To Go.
Goblin Market is a narrative poem, penned by Christina Rossetti in 1862 (Damrosch & Dettmar, pg. 1643). This particular piece is considered to be her greatest work by many, and it has best… Continue reading
SCROOGE MEME
I imagine the expressions of Fred’s party guests to look something like this at seeing Scrooge at the Christmas gathering; and not only that, the once embittered old man looks happy to be… Continue reading
AN IVY LEAGUE BRUTE: THE IMPORTANCE OF LANGUAGE IN FRANKENSTEIN
When most people hear “Frankenstein”, they think of a grunting, green, stitched-up mess of a man. As it turns out, the original author of Frankenstein, Mary Shelley, would have a few qualms with… Continue reading
The Post-Postmodern Byronic “Hero”
The Byronic Hero is a well known and easily recognizable character type first developed by Lord George Gordon Byron in “Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage” and further expanded upon in Byron’s other… Continue reading
Victor: Mary Shelly’s Beowulf
During my Heroes and Monsters of the North Sea Literature course, Professor Smith made the argument that the epic poem Beowulf was a tale that centered on humanity’s duality. To a more causal… Continue reading
The Line
I had a discussion with a friend that spurred this. The word literally has evolved to the point where its secondary meaning also incorporates hyperbole. My friend was upset. He critiqued that words… Continue reading