Walking Ulysses: 06/16 Bloomsday

閱讀喬伊斯的 <<尤里西斯>> (Ulysses) 有許多方法。目前由波士頓學院的 Joseph Nugent 教授所設計的這個 Walking Ulysses 正是可以讓還沒讀過這本名著，或是還沒拜訪過 1904 年 06 月 16 日這一天的都柏林之旅行者， 一個新的數位介面。

邊看，邊讀，邊想像。

或許，有一天我們會有線上 Walking Ulysses 的遊戲?

請來走一回參考看看: http://ulysses.bc.edu/

Dryden

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The Duchess of Malfi


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John Locke

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Ben Johnson

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Dryden

Ben Johnson

The Duchess of Malfi

John Locke

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Metaphysical Poetry

A term that can be applied to any poetry that deals with philosophical or spiritual matters but that is generally limited to works written by a specific group of seventeenth-century poets who wrote in the manner of the poet John Donne.  Aside from Donne, the poets commonly referred to as metaphysical poets include John Cleveland, Abraham Cowley, Richard Crashaw, Andrew Marvell, and Henry Vaughn. 

Metaphysical is, in fact, something of a misnomer when applied to these writers, since they tend to be more concerned with how to regard God and women than with the essence of reality, the true domain of metaphysical concern.  Nonetheless, the label has stuck ever since Samuel Johnson (following John Dryden, who first applied the adjective metaphysical to Donne specifically) used it to describe this group of poets.

The metaphysical poets are linked not so much by a common Wetlanschauung (“world view”) as by style and modes of poetic organization that stemmed from their reaction against idealized Elizabethan love poetry.  Their poems frequently take the form of arguments that yoke wit and originality with powerful emotions.  Common elements include the following:  (1) an analytical approach to subject matter (and an accompanying intellectual tone); (2) colloquial language; (3) rhythmic patterns that are often rough or irregular; and (4) the metaphysical conceit, a figurative device used to capture thought and emotion as accurately as possible. 

Metaphysical Conceit

An extended figure of speech most commonly associated with metaphysical poetry.  The metaphysical conceit involves the use of paradox, images from arcane sources not usually drawn upon by poets, and an original and usually complex comparison between two highly dissimilar things.  The originality of a metaphysical conceit often derives from ordinary or esoteric materials used in an original way.  A singly metaphysical conceit may function as the controlling image for the entire poem.

Excerpted from Ross Murfin and Supryia M. Ray, The Bedford Glossary of Critical and Literary Terms.  Boston:  Bedford, 1997.

Spring Break Greetings

春假愉快
各位作文班和英國文學史班上的同學好朋友們:

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希望用這個方式鼓勵大家多接觸文藝界的發展與最新動向。

也請大家幫忙推廣參與2011台北文學季!

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若是有空也想參加的話:

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Last but not least, please send me your project proposal & Interview Q & A
(A In-class assignment we've drafted in class on March 31, 2011)

Keep in touch and have a wonderful break.

All the best,
Pei-Ju Mona Wu

Macbeth

馬克白?

導師班華梵大學外文系英一A 即將演出 台版馬克白!
敬請期待!

English Literature Mid-Term Project Topic Proposal Assignment Sheet

English Literature

Class A & B

Topic Proposal for your Mid-Term Writing Project

Please answer the following questions:

Q 1: Which author or literary work in the Norton Anthology of English Literature will you choose to study for this Mid-Term Project? (3-4pages paper) Explain why you are interested in this writer or literary work.

Q2: What is the theme that you find most intriguing?

            Elaborate why you are interested in this motif.

Q3: Can you identify some special symbols or structures that make the story appealing?

Q4: Find three journal essays or book articles that you are most interested in? List the three essays by using MLA format. Make some brief comments or annotation about each essay.

For example:

* Sample descriptive annotation in MLA format for a book:

Cobb, Charles. Practical Communication for Technical and Vocational Arts. Santa Monica, CA: Goodyear, 1987.

This text-workbook with tear-out pages has 13 chapters covering such topics as “The Basics of Communication,” “Work Orders and Estimates,” and “Other Necessary Forms and Records.” All chapters end in a “learning quiz” that reviews the text and projects that require students to write a response, complete a form, or prepare graphics materials. Six appendices cover grammar, punctuation, and vocabulary. Many examples of forms for memos, work orders, job records, insurance claims, maintenance requests, etc., are also included.

* Sample descriptive/evaluative annotation in MLA format for an article:  

Elliott, Dorrinda. “The Legacy of the Last Czar.” Newsweek 21 Sept. 1992: 60-61.

               

                Elliott offers an overview of recent forensic analysis of the Romanov grave site, as well as a brief description of the events surrounding the executions. The article quotes forensic experts and historians and includes the views of Russian citizens on the significance of finding and identifying the remains of the Romanov family. This article is important to my project because the quotes from Russian citizens do not appear in any other text I’ve read and, for this reason, have helped me to better understand the stakes of this issue for the Russian people.

Q5: What is your tentative title?

Q6: Do you have any questions while preparing for this assignment?

Example:

Please see the attached files as samples for complete this assignment.

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