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1. Choose a social issue and discuss how the treatment of that issue has or has not changed over time in the literature that we have read. Examples could include poverty, war, crime, or discrimination against people based on gender, sexuality, ethnicity, religion, etc. You are not limited to those examples!              The struggle for equalContinue reading “Final Blog Post”

                The Rector, by Margaret Oliphant, is a classic example of Victorian realism.  Before looking at what makes this piece of literature an instance of realism, I think it’s important to first look at what drove this literary movement.  The Victorian era was marked by upheaval, revolution and social change.  Realism was spurred from thisContinue reading “Victorian Realism”

Is the novel more likely to encourage its audience to read Gothic fiction or discourage them from doing so? Why?                 My debate, throughout my read of Northanger Abbey, was whether Jane Austen intended this book to be a humorous tribute to Gothic literature, or a cautionary critique.  Throughout the book, Austen’s characters mostly payContinue reading “NorthAnger Abbey”

I chose to look at Coleridge’s poem, Lime-Tree Bower My Prison, in the context of “Preface to Lyrical Ballads”.  This poem does fit the purpose of the preface and can serve as a model of the stated objectives of both Wordsworth and Coleridge.  In this preface Wordsworth highlights the importance of common language defining theirContinue reading “Lime-Tree Bower My Prison”