This weekend Chicago will host the annual convention of the Modern Language Association (MLA). This year’s gathering will attract more … More
Tag: literary theory
Analysis and “Ruining the Fun”
“Secondly, and more seriously, it has been deduced from this belief that you are liable to destroy the poem if … More
Jamesian
“You after all then now don’t?” Henry James (The Sacred Fount). Henry James (1843-1916) is notorious for writing things like … More
Brooks and Poetic Language
“But the poet has no one term. Even if he had a polysyllabic technical term, the term would not provide … More
Earliest Tweets
Since I’ve removed the “Of Tweets” menu tab, I’ve included below some of my earliest tweets and their sources. Unlike … More