I just sent in my first abstract for a conference in April!
If they like it, I'm going to Kentucky for a few days to present on Elizabeth Madox Roberts "a Haunted Palace"
I don't know when I'll hear from them, but here's hoping. It's a conference a professor at Nyack is influential in organizing and so I'd have help in preparing things to say. I'm very nervous, but proud of myself for getting it done.
The Drawing of the Horse and the Sticking of the Sow: a look at the struggle for Self in “A Haunted Palace”
Elizabeth Madox Roberts's short story “A Haunted Palace” is presented as a narrative of simple people living in the shadow of an older and more refined family, and of the matriarch Jess's confrontation with a different way of life, incomprehensible to her. I hope to argue that the straightforward method of storytelling, the concrete and full
descriptions of everyday objects and animals, and the subjective yet vague narration are skillfully used to probe the concept and the place of Self in relation to the aggregate of other Selves, known variously as history, literature, philosophy, tradition, religion and culture. Further still, Jess is caught between an articulation of Self, represented by the act of drawing the bloodlines of a horse not yet born, and a negation of Self, represented by killing a pig without thought of the future. Roberts's treatment of the subject will be
compared to the views of various other writers and philosophers who deal with the same question, among them Plato, G. K. Chesterton, T. S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, and C. S. Lewis.
Other news, I got my fanbelt tightened for, no kidding, a cup of coffee and donuts! If you are ever in Nyack and need a car looked at, see Geno. He's my hero.
I've decided to look for a better car though, because everytime something goes wrong, I realize that at this point, it's not if, but when. If I havn't replaced it in the last two years, it's going to need to be replaced soon. It's a sad thought, I love my little car. but I can't seem to trust it on any kind of trip, and I would like to be able to take it for longer than a half hour drive.
it's snowing off and on, with a snow warning for tuesday night, storm warning actually, so here's hoping I get snowed in. If I do, I'm making aprons for me and R and I'll start working on my Gerald Manley Hopkins documentary.
I'm coming down with a cold, and between the snow days we've had and just coming back from vacation, I can't really afford to take time off.
well. let me end by saying how thankfull I am for friends and family. I'm constanly reminded of the good people (you included) surrounding me!
and in two weeks, Dorien will be here! SO excited!
If they like it, I'm going to Kentucky for a few days to present on Elizabeth Madox Roberts "a Haunted Palace"
I don't know when I'll hear from them, but here's hoping. It's a conference a professor at Nyack is influential in organizing and so I'd have help in preparing things to say. I'm very nervous, but proud of myself for getting it done.
The Drawing of the Horse and the Sticking of the Sow: a look at the struggle for Self in “A Haunted Palace”
Elizabeth Madox Roberts's short story “A Haunted Palace” is presented as a narrative of simple people living in the shadow of an older and more refined family, and of the matriarch Jess's confrontation with a different way of life, incomprehensible to her. I hope to argue that the straightforward method of storytelling, the concrete and full
descriptions of everyday objects and animals, and the subjective yet vague narration are skillfully used to probe the concept and the place of Self in relation to the aggregate of other Selves, known variously as history, literature, philosophy, tradition, religion and culture. Further still, Jess is caught between an articulation of Self, represented by the act of drawing the bloodlines of a horse not yet born, and a negation of Self, represented by killing a pig without thought of the future. Roberts's treatment of the subject will be
compared to the views of various other writers and philosophers who deal with the same question, among them Plato, G. K. Chesterton, T. S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, and C. S. Lewis.
Other news, I got my fanbelt tightened for, no kidding, a cup of coffee and donuts! If you are ever in Nyack and need a car looked at, see Geno. He's my hero.
I've decided to look for a better car though, because everytime something goes wrong, I realize that at this point, it's not if, but when. If I havn't replaced it in the last two years, it's going to need to be replaced soon. It's a sad thought, I love my little car. but I can't seem to trust it on any kind of trip, and I would like to be able to take it for longer than a half hour drive.
it's snowing off and on, with a snow warning for tuesday night, storm warning actually, so here's hoping I get snowed in. If I do, I'm making aprons for me and R and I'll start working on my Gerald Manley Hopkins documentary.
I'm coming down with a cold, and between the snow days we've had and just coming back from vacation, I can't really afford to take time off.
well. let me end by saying how thankfull I am for friends and family. I'm constanly reminded of the good people (you included) surrounding me!
and in two weeks, Dorien will be here! SO excited!
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