In the finale of “Mad Men,” Draper may enter into yet another Faustian bargain, trading a vision of peace for a catchy Coca-Cola jingle.
Monthly Archives: May 2015
Is Don Draper a Modern Faustus?
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10 Memorable Poetic Pick-Up Lines
10 memorable pick-up lines from poetic greats. Try them at a bar near you.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "Flea", "Phyllis Be Gentler", "The Lover", "To His Mistress Going to Bed", "To the Virgins to Make Much of Time", Andrew Marvell, Aphra Behn, Cyrano de Bergerac, Edmond de Rostand, Jane Austen, John Donne, John Wilmot, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Pride and Prejudice, Robert Herrick, Rover, To His Coy Mistress, Twelfth Night, William Shakespeare Comments closed
Hamlet Instructs the Class of 2015
Our commencement ceremonies included a reading of Hamlet’s advice to the players.
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Scorn No Vision That a Dewdrop Holds
Eva Gore-Booth finds divinity with a dewdrop here, and twilight hour there. The “One” can be found in “the gentle Light that shines behind the storm.”
Obama Tells Black Graduates to Soar
Michelle Obama used images of flight in a recent commencement speech at Tuskegee University. It was reminiscent of the way Toni Morrison uses flight in “Song of Solomon.”
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The Real Victims of Deflategate
Two characters from “Hamlet” have been invoked in Tom Brady’s deflategate scandal. Can you guess which ones?
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Poetry that Reclaims Women’s Bodies
A former student, in her senior project, used feminist poems as the basis for art workshops designed to help women feel better about their bodies.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "Rising Venus", Adrienne Rich, eating disorders, Feminism, Kelly Cherry, Lucille Clifton, Self esteem, Sylvia Plath, women's bodies Comments closed
Does Lit Blind As Well as Enlighten?
Novelist Rachel Kranz argues that great literature does not only enlighten. It can also keep us from seeing certain possibilities.
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