Monthly Archives: November 2013
Walt Whitman’s and Langston Hughes’ America
Walt Whitman Walt Whitman is one of the first true American poets. In the preface to his most well-known and influential work, Leaves of Grass (1855) , Whitman has this to say about the poet’s relationship to his/her country:”The proof … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, catalogue poem, Feminism, free verse, Gender, Langston hughes, poetry, Race, Racism, Walt Whitman
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Hamlet, Madness, and Misdirections!
As I mentioned in my previous blog post on Hamlet, one of the conventions of the revenge tragedy is for the hero to feign madness. Typically, doing so is the way for the hero to avoid or escape suspicion of … Continue reading
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Hamlet as Failed Revenge Hero
Before diving into Hamlet, I wanted to share with you this video clip I received through a list-serv I am on. So back in 1666, a great fire that burned from Sunday Sept. 2nd to Wednesday Sept. 5th consumed nearly … Continue reading
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Tagged Chamberlain's Men, Francis Bacon, Ghost, Hamlet, play, revenge, revenge tragedy, Saxo-Grammaticus, Shakespeare, Thomas Kyd, Tragedy
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The Mad Literature Professor 