Notes on Macbeth
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Thoughts on that Scottish play, with particular focus on the role the natural world plays in it.
Tagged ‘nature and literature’
Thoughts on Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
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The Wife’s Lament
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An Old English poem with the distinction of being narrated by a woman.
Nature in Literature: Essay Guidelines
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Essay requirements for a fall 2007 course at Loyola University Chicago on English literature and the natural world
Six years after September 11, 2001
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On the anniversary of a horrific event
‘Blackberry Eating,’ by Galway Kinnell
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One of my favorite poems; it is remarkably visceral.
Marlowe & Raleigh
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A dialog in verse
‘The Lamb’ and ‘The Tyger,’ by William Blake
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Two of Blake’s most famous poems, as good a pairing as ever.
‘London,’ by William Blake
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Are you … experienced? You will be, after reading this 18th-century poem.
Nature in Literature: Syllabus
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Syllabus for a fall 2007 course at Loyola University Chicago on English literature and the natural world
Nature in Literature: Schedule
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Class meeting schedule for a fall 2007 course at Loyola University Chicago on English literature and the natural world
Nature in Literature: Learning Outcomes
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Learning outcomes for a fall 2007 course at Loyola University Chicago on English literature and the natural world
Nature in Literature
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A fall 2007 course at Loyola University Chicago on English literature and the natural world
‘Pearl’ and Middle English
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A few thoughts on the ‘Perle plesaunte’
Cædmon’s Hymn
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A brief introduction to the oldest poem in English