For my unessay I decided to write about Elesin, and the thoughts he is having before he must transition into the “great beyond.” Throughout this entire play, us, the audience never get to see any characters alone. We never get to learn about the thoughts that the characters are truly having, and ofcourse I focusedContinue reading “Adding a scene to Death And The King’s Horseman- Unessay”
The Relationship Between Cultures
Differences between cultures continuously lead to prejudice and conflict. The two pieces of work the class focused on, Death and the King’s Horseman by Wole Soyinka and The Interesting Narrative and Other Writings by Olaudah Equiano, are full of comments on cultural differences and relationships. The different beliefs and behaviors can cause prejudice and canContinue reading “The Relationship Between Cultures”
The Medieval Feminist Views of Marie de France
Marie de France is one of the most influential female writers and poets of the medieval era. Her work is what little remains of her, carried through the years by other authors taking inspiration from her work. While little is known of her personal life, her work speaks volumes to the condition of women inContinue reading “The Medieval Feminist Views of Marie de France”
Ashes, Ashes We All Fall Down: A Trivia Game
Reflection: Literature is shaped by society – past, present, and future. For my unessay, I knew I wanted to explore more about Medieval society, and I was particularly interested in the Black Plague. I never spent time studying the Black Plague, but it was always referenced in history courses, literature, etc. I wanted to knowContinue reading “Ashes, Ashes We All Fall Down: A Trivia Game”
BI-sclavret
For my unessay, I chose to do a retelling of Bisclavret following the form of Judith Shoaf’s translation (the version we read for class). I have the same rhyming couplets, and I tried to keep the language and general tone as similar as possible to her translation. I wanted to explore the relationship between BisclavretContinue reading “BI-sclavret”
To Define and Seek Out Truth: Beowulf and Marie de France Poetry
In order to avoid the controversial “the fish is this big” in fictional epic poems and stories like Beowulf and Marie de France’s Bisclavret and Chevrefoil truth must be established at the start and throughout the piece. In Chevrefoil, in the first and third line it says, “it’s my pleasure and I want truly…the truthContinue reading “To Define and Seek Out Truth: Beowulf and Marie de France Poetry”
First Project
For this project, I wanted to look at the commonalities from stories told in the past to the stories that we tell now. Specifically, stories regarding black people have been watered down to appeal to the white mind. For those who don’t know what the image is meant to represent, it is a silhouette ofContinue reading “First Project”
Witch or Woman?
A collection of photos, depicting women in 16th century literature. Women in medieval literature were typically one dimensional characters. They weren’t the hero or anything other than a trouble maker. They were depicted as pure and good or promiscuous and evil. They were one thing or the other. The lighting in this image shows onlyContinue reading “Witch or Woman?”
So long, and thanks for all the fictions!
Tuscaloosa has been a wonderful home to me. I lived in Tuscaloosa from 2007 to 2019, earning my MA and then my PhD from the Hudson Strode Program in Renaissance Studies at The University of Alabama and then working as an Instructor for Team English. When my wife got a job at Kennesaw State UniversityContinue reading “So long, and thanks for all the fictions!”
Welcome to the Third Project!
Posts for the Third Project will go here. You’re welcome to start working on a Draft for this category (“Third Project”) at any time. Please wait to publish your post until you’d like feedback from me and from others in our class. (Published posts can of course still be edited!)
Sprockets and Springes 