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Tag Archives: Jane Eyre
Lily, Achilles, Bertha & Ishmael on Vacation
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Jane Eyre: 1st Discipline, Then Love
To find love, Jane must first undergo a stern, self-denying discipline. Then she must let go of the discipline and follow her heart. She turns to a challenging passage from the Book of Mark to set off on that journey.
Herbert & Bronte on Spiritual Restlessness
St. Augustine, George Herbert, and Charlotte Bronte all write about spiritual restlessness.
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“Jane Eyre” Still Challenges Us
“Jane Eyre” was radical when it came out and it continues to challenge us today with its assertive women.
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Social Media Invades the Classics
Imagining literary characters using social media opens up new insights into a work.
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Sexual Misconduct in the Classics
A sexual misconduct course required of all employees got me thinking of problematic situations in the books that I teach.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "The Lover: A Ballad", "Written in a Lady's Prayer Book", Aphra Behn, Bacchae, Charlotte Bronte, Euripides, Henry Fielding, Jane Austen, John Wilmot, Lucille Clifton, Rape, Rover, Sense and Sensibility, sexual assault, sexual harassment, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Tom Jones Comments closed
Austen, Moral Equivocation, and the NFL
My love of the NFL runs me up against some real moral quandaries. Jane Austen and Charlotte Bronte would understand.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Charlotte Bronte, Football, Jane Austen, Mansfield Park, moral equivocation, NFL, Peyton Manning, Sports, Wes Welker Comments closed
