A Virtual Tour through The Economy of Character: Novels, Market Culture, and the Business of Inner Meaning by Deidre Shauna Lynch
To my English 7024, Rise of the Novel Colleagues at Wayne State: Here is a link to my book report presented October 24, 2017 regarding...
The Castle of Otranto Deconstructs Romance and Realism with the Crash of a Helmet
While early novelists such as Daniel Defoe, Samuel Richardson, and Henry Fielding wielded realism to differentiate their works of fiction from the previous works of...
Tomfoolery as Teacher: A Raucous Romp through Lusty Ladies and Treacherous Taverns Punctuated by Chance Encounters with Good Samaritans with your Host, Parson Adams
Parson Adams would rather be a fool (or play one) than boast street smarts or be wise in the ways of the world, which would...
Satire as Antidote: Anti-Pamela and Shamela
Dear Readers, After outlining the top five reasons for which Pamela "is by no means innocent," the mock editor of Fielding's Shamela writes: "What hath...
The Legend of Pamela: Or, “Oh the sword! The sword!” in which Pamela Defeats Villains Equipped with Nothing but Physical Weakness and Verbal Strength
Emerging victorious after conquering the first bosses presented in Pamela: Or, Virtue Rewarded, the Would-Be Ravishing Rake Mr. B. and his servant, “do as I’m...