In his essay "What Is World Literature?" David Damrosch states "[l]iterature in general, and world literature in particular, has often been seen in one or more of three ways: as an established body of classics, as an evolving canon of masterpieces, or as multiple windows on the world."
The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, must surely be placed in one or more of these categories. For further framework on better defining world literature, please read Damrosch's essay. And be prepared, gentle reader, to cite Damrosch in class.
Tuesday, March 21, 2017
Thursday, March 9, 2017
Junior Researchers
If you are scratching your head at the Works Cited page, don't. Check out the Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab) for all your MLA formatting help.
There is nothing fancy to the process, no trick, no gimmick. Even if you are a fan of EasyBib.com (and you should be), you are still responsible for making sure of the following:
1. The final formatting of your Works Cited page is correct and consistent... cutting and pasting from multiple websites can lead to formatting glitches.
2. Items are in alphabetical order.
3. "Works Cited" is spelled correctly.
4. Items are NOT numbered.
5. Your entire document is double-spaced.
6. The first line of each item is left-justified.
7. Each line after the first line is indented over once.
8. Several other things that I can't think of but are still important, and I am reminded of them by visiting free, online resources like the Purdue OWL.
9. Even pros take a few minutes putting together a good-looking, properly formatted Works Cited page. Please allow AT LEAST 25 MINUTES to complete this process.
10. Three secondary sources + one primary source = FOUR TOTAL ITEMS included on your Works Cited page.
11. You get the idea. Please be meticulous, and please use your readily available resources for help.
There is nothing fancy to the process, no trick, no gimmick. Even if you are a fan of EasyBib.com (and you should be), you are still responsible for making sure of the following:
1. The final formatting of your Works Cited page is correct and consistent... cutting and pasting from multiple websites can lead to formatting glitches.
2. Items are in alphabetical order.
3. "Works Cited" is spelled correctly.
4. Items are NOT numbered.
5. Your entire document is double-spaced.
6. The first line of each item is left-justified.
7. Each line after the first line is indented over once.
8. Several other things that I can't think of but are still important, and I am reminded of them by visiting free, online resources like the Purdue OWL.
9. Even pros take a few minutes putting together a good-looking, properly formatted Works Cited page. Please allow AT LEAST 25 MINUTES to complete this process.
10. Three secondary sources + one primary source = FOUR TOTAL ITEMS included on your Works Cited page.
11. You get the idea. Please be meticulous, and please use your readily available resources for help.
Wednesday, March 1, 2017
Prufrock Literary Criticism
Are you looking for some knowledge? Are you bored with the status quo? Do you want to ponder on things like equivocation and nouns that lack specificity?
Me, too.
Check out Denis Donoghue's essay on Prufrock published in The Southern Review.
Me, too.
Check out Denis Donoghue's essay on Prufrock published in The Southern Review.
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