[the] ENGLISH-BLOG [.com] 2012-04-20T23:23:37Z A Space for Literature/Language/Writing Instructors & Students to Meet, Discuss, Learn & Resolve: An Ongoing Discourse Since 2005 tag:www.english-blog.com,2012://1 Movable Type Copyright (c) 2012, lhobbs Economic/SocioPolitical Lens: Marxism 2012-04-20T23:23:37Z 2012-03-25T21:09:46Z tag:www.english-blog.com,2012://1.464 2012-03-25T21:09:46Z Image Source: http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0520032438.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg Habib, M.A.R. A History of Literary Criticism: From Plato to the Present. Malden, MA: Blackwell, 2005. ISBN:0-631-23200-1. Lynn, Steven. Texts and Contexts: Writing about Literature with Critical Theory. 5th ed. New York: Pearson, 2008. ISBN: 032144907X.... lhobbs http://www.english-blog.com lee.hobbs@eslemployment.com Critical Theory

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Habib, M.A.R. A History of Literary Criticism: From Plato to the Present. Malden, MA: Blackwell, 2005. ISBN:0-631-23200-1.

Lynn, Steven. Texts and Contexts: Writing about Literature with Critical Theory. 5th ed. New York: Pearson, 2008. ISBN: 032144907X.

Rivkin, Julie and Michael Ryan, eds. Literary Theory: An Anthology. 2nd ed. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2004. ISBN: 1405106964.

Tyson, Lois. Critical Theory Today: A User-Friendly Guide. 2nd ed. New York: Routledge, 2006. ISBN: 0415974100.

[These are our four primary course texts on theory. The Rivkin and Ryan anthology contains your collection of primary sources about literary theory as written by the pioneers and theorists who helped develop them. Use the articles from the anthology (and any others I publish for you on our course libguides page) as your primary sources for your final mock conference papers].

]]> The Neurotic Mind: Psychoanalytical Criticism 2012-03-27T03:09:00Z 2012-03-23T21:08:44Z tag:www.english-blog.com,2012://1.463 2012-03-23T21:08:44Z Image Source: http://allpsych.com/images/iceberg.gif Habib, M.A.R. A History of Literary Criticism: From Plato to the Present. Malden, MA: Blackwell, 2005. ISBN:0-631-23200-1. Lynn, Steven. Texts and Contexts: Writing about Literature with Critical Theory. 5th ed. New York: Pearson, 2008. ISBN: 032144907X.... lhobbs http://www.english-blog.com lee.hobbs@eslemployment.com Critical Theory
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Habib, M.A.R. A History of Literary Criticism: From Plato to the Present. Malden, MA: Blackwell, 2005. ISBN:0-631-23200-1.

Lynn, Steven. Texts and Contexts: Writing about Literature with Critical Theory. 5th ed. New York: Pearson, 2008. ISBN: 032144907X.

Rivkin, Julie and Michael Ryan, eds. Literary Theory: An Anthology. 2nd ed. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2004. ISBN: 1405106964.

Tyson, Lois. Critical Theory Today: A User-Friendly Guide. 2nd ed. New York: Routledge, 2006. ISBN: 0415974100.

[These are our four primary course texts on theory. The Rivkin and Ryan anthology contains your collection of primary sources about literary theory as written by the pioneers and theorists who helped develop them. Use the articles from the anthology (and any others I publish for you on our course libguides page) as your primary sources for your final mock conference papers].

]]> When Context > Text & Reader: New Historicism (Cultural Materialism) / Cultural Studies 2012-03-07T02:46:01Z 2012-03-06T21:06:54Z tag:www.english-blog.com,2012://1.461 2012-03-06T21:06:54Z Video URL Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DliHlqUfTYY Habib, M.A.R. A History of Literary Criticism: From Plato to the Present. Malden, MA: Blackwell, 2005. ISBN:0-631-23200-1. Lynn, Steven. Texts and Contexts: Writing about Literature with Critical Theory. 5th ed. New York: Pearson, 2008. ISBN:... lhobbs http://www.english-blog.com lee.hobbs@eslemployment.com Critical Theory
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Habib, M.A.R. A History of Literary Criticism: From Plato to the Present. Malden, MA: Blackwell, 2005. ISBN:0-631-23200-1.

Lynn, Steven. Texts and Contexts: Writing about Literature with Critical Theory. 5th ed. New York: Pearson, 2008. ISBN: 032144907X.

Rivkin, Julie and Michael Ryan, eds. Literary Theory: An Anthology. 2nd ed. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2004. ISBN: 1405106964.

Tyson, Lois. Critical Theory Today: A User-Friendly Guide. 2nd ed. New York: Routledge, 2006. ISBN: 0415974100.

[These are our four primary course texts on theory. The Rivkin and Ryan anthology contains your collection of primary sources about literary theory as written by the pioneers and theorists who helped develop them. Use the articles from the anthology (and any others I publish for you on our course libguides page) as your primary sources for your final mock conference papers].

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]]> Playing with Contradictions in the System: Deconstruction 2012-02-26T16:26:38Z 2012-02-26T21:06:08Z tag:www.english-blog.com,2012://1.460 2012-02-26T21:06:08Z Image Source: http://www.idiagram.com/examples/MR/deconstruction.JPG Habib, M.A.R. A History of Literary Criticism: From Plato to the Present. Malden, MA: Blackwell, 2005. ISBN:0-631-23200-1. Lynn, Steven. Texts and Contexts: Writing about Literature with Critical Theory. 5th ed. New York: Pearson, 2008. ISBN: 032144907X.... lhobbs http://www.english-blog.com lee.hobbs@eslemployment.com Critical Theory
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Habib, M.A.R. A History of Literary Criticism: From Plato to the Present. Malden, MA: Blackwell, 2005. ISBN:0-631-23200-1.

Lynn, Steven. Texts and Contexts: Writing about Literature with Critical Theory. 5th ed. New York: Pearson, 2008. ISBN: 032144907X.

Rivkin, Julie and Michael Ryan, eds. Literary Theory: An Anthology. 2nd ed. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2004. ISBN: 1405106964.

Tyson, Lois. Critical Theory Today: A User-Friendly Guide. 2nd ed. New York: Routledge, 2006. ISBN: 0415974100.

[These are our four primary course texts on theory. The Rivkin and Ryan anthology contains your collection of primary sources about literary theory as written by the pioneers and theorists who helped develop them. Use the articles from the anthology (and any others I publish for you on our course libguides page) as your primary sources for your final mock conference papers].

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]]> Fencing the Drama of August Wilson 2012-02-24T17:48:16Z 2012-02-22T22:18:17Z tag:www.english-blog.com,2012://1.398 2012-02-22T22:18:17Z Image Source: http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/APP/ME0106_cat~Fences-and-Shadows-Florida-Posters.jpg... lhobbs http://www.english-blog.com lee.hobbs@eslemployment.com Critical Theory
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]]> William Golding's _Lord of the Flies_ 2012-02-22T01:17:01Z 2012-02-20T00:51:17Z tag:www.english-blog.com,2012://1.541 2012-02-20T00:51:17Z Image Source: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UaZqFv9B7Og/TnWJn0AAMBI/AAAAAAAAXus/jqNclean8F8/s1600/511_max.jpg 18 February 2012 ENG 435 Students (of Spring 2012), Please submit your application papers for William Golding's _Lord of the Flies_ in the comment box of this blog. Dr. Hobbs... lhobbs http://www.english-blog.com lee.hobbs@eslemployment.com Literature
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18 February 2012

ENG 435 Students (of Spring 2012),

Please submit your application papers for William Golding's _Lord of the Flies_ in the comment box of this blog.

Dr. Hobbs

]]> George Orwell's _1984_ 2012-02-22T01:17:26Z 2012-02-20T00:49:48Z tag:www.english-blog.com,2012://1.540 2012-02-20T00:49:48Z Image Source: http://ih0.redbubble.net/work.7167956.1.flat,550x550,075,f.george-orwell-1984-ii.jpg 18 February 2012 ENG 435 Students (of Spring 2012), Please submit your application papers for George Orwell's _1984_ in the comment box of this blog. Dr. Hobbs... lhobbs http://www.english-blog.com lee.hobbs@eslemployment.com Literature
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18 February 2012

ENG 435 Students (of Spring 2012),

Please submit your application papers for George Orwell's _1984_ in the comment box of this blog.

Dr. Hobbs

]]> Bisecting Beowulf: Dividing What You've Seen and What You've Read 2012-02-19T22:12:04Z 2012-02-19T14:38:40Z tag:www.english-blog.com,2012://1.430 2012-02-19T14:38:40Z CAPTION: The Death of Beowulf Image Source:http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/eng/hml/img/04000.jpg... lhobbs http://www.english-blog.com lee.hobbs@eslemployment.com Literature

CAPTION: The Death of Beowulf
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]]> Systems Overload: Structuralism 2012-02-16T18:05:39Z 2012-02-17T21:04:57Z tag:www.english-blog.com,2012://1.459 2012-02-17T21:04:57Z 2009-02-09 16:04:57 lhobbs http://www.english-blog.com lee.hobbs@eslemployment.com Critical Theory

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Habib, M.A.R. A History of Literary Criticism: From Plato to the Present. Malden, MA: Blackwell, 2005. ISBN:0-631-23200-1.

Lynn, Steven. Texts and Contexts: Writing about Literature with Critical Theory. 5th ed. New York: Pearson, 2008. ISBN: 032144907X.

Rivkin, Julie and Michael Ryan, eds. Literary Theory: An Anthology. 2nd ed. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2004. ISBN: 1405106964.

Tyson, Lois. Critical Theory Today: A User-Friendly Guide. 2nd ed. New York: Routledge, 2006. ISBN: 0415974100.

[These are our four primary course texts on theory. The Rivkin and Ryan anthology contains your collection of primary sources about literary theory as written by the pioneers and theorists who helped develop them. Use the articles from the anthology (and any others I publish for you on our course libguides page) as your primary sources for your final mock conference papers].

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]]> Rankin/Bass's Adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's _The Hobbit_ 2012-02-13T17:41:33Z 2012-02-13T17:29:54Z tag:www.english-blog.com,2012://1.539 2012-02-13T17:29:54Z Image Source: http://paulhastings.me/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Hobbit-from-Rankin-Bass.jpg The Hobbit. Dirs. Jules Bass and Arthur Rankin, Jr. Perf. Orson Bean, John Huston, et al. Rankin/Bass, 1977. DVD.... lhobbs http://www.english-blog.com lee.hobbs@eslemployment.com Critical Theory
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The Hobbit. Dirs. Jules Bass and Arthur Rankin, Jr. Perf. Orson Bean, John Huston, et al. Rankin/Bass, 1977. DVD.

]]> This film from Rankin-Bass is available on YouTube in six parts. Just like our texts, we will refer to this animation, an adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit, or There and Back Again (1937), frequently in class. It may be that you will choose to write a paper on this work before the course is finished.

]]> What's So 'Great' About Fitzgerald's _Gatsby_? 2012-02-15T19:24:21Z 2012-02-13T15:24:02Z tag:www.english-blog.com,2012://1.454 2012-02-13T15:24:02Z Image Source: http://robertarood.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/gatsby-stamp.jpg Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby. 1925. New York: Scribner, 2004. ISBN: 9780743273565... lhobbs http://www.english-blog.com lee.hobbs@eslemployment.com Literature
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Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby. 1925. New York: Scribner, 2004. ISBN: 9780743273565
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]]> When the READER is > the Text or the Author: Reader-Response and Reception Theory 2012-02-16T18:01:00Z 2012-02-11T20:38:10Z tag:www.english-blog.com,2012://1.458 2012-02-11T20:38:10Z Image Source: http://utminers.utep.edu/omwilliamson/engl0310link/reader1.jpg Habib, M.A.R. A History of Literary Criticism: From Plato to the Present. Malden, MA: Blackwell, 2005. ISBN:0-631-23200-1. Lynn, Steven. Texts and Contexts: Writing about Literature with Critical Theory. 5th ed. New York: Pearson, 2008. ISBN: 032144907X.... lhobbs http://www.english-blog.com lee.hobbs@eslemployment.com Critical Theory
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Habib, M.A.R. A History of Literary Criticism: From Plato to the Present. Malden, MA: Blackwell, 2005. ISBN:0-631-23200-1.

Lynn, Steven. Texts and Contexts: Writing about Literature with Critical Theory. 5th ed. New York: Pearson, 2008. ISBN: 032144907X.

Rivkin, Julie and Michael Ryan, eds. Literary Theory: An Anthology. 2nd ed. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2004. ISBN: 1405106964.

Tyson, Lois. Critical Theory Today: A User-Friendly Guide. 2nd ed. New York: Routledge, 2006. ISBN: 0415974100.

[These are our four primary course texts on theory. The Rivkin and Ryan anthology contains your collection of primary sources about literary theory as written by the pioneers and theorists who helped develop them. Use the articles from the anthology (and any others I publish for you on our course libguides page) as your primary sources for your final mock conference papers].

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]]> Have You Been Living Under a Rock?--Plato's 'Allegory of the Cave' 2012-02-13T17:42:51Z 2012-02-05T04:49:00Z tag:www.english-blog.com,2012://1.403 2012-02-05T04:49:00Z Image Source:http://www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/images/PlatoCave.jpg... lhobbs http://www.english-blog.com lee.hobbs@eslemployment.com Literature
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]]> Weighing In Milan Kundera's _The Unbearable Lightness of Being_ 2012-02-13T17:26:44Z 2012-02-02T15:21:38Z tag:www.english-blog.com,2012://1.452 2012-02-02T15:21:38Z Image Source: http://abbyf.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/unbearablelightness.jpg Kundera, Milan. The Unbearable Lightness of Being. 1984. New York: Harper Perennial, 2008. ISBN: 0061686697.... lhobbs http://www.english-blog.com lee.hobbs@eslemployment.com Literature
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Kundera, Milan. The Unbearable Lightness of Being. 1984. New York: Harper Perennial, 2008. ISBN: 0061686697.
]]> When the TEXT Itself is > the Reader & the Author: Russian Formalism & New Criticism 2012-02-16T17:46:59Z 2012-02-01T20:19:40Z tag:www.english-blog.com,2012://1.457 2012-02-01T20:19:40Z Image Source: http://www.chronotext.org/Isaiah/img/SlidingText_FR.jpg Habib, M.A.R. A History of Literary Criticism: From Plato to the Present. Malden, MA: Blackwell, 2005. ISBN:0-631-23200-1. Lynn, Steven. Texts and Contexts: Writing about Literature with Critical Theory. 5th ed. New York: Pearson, 2008. ISBN: 032144907X.... lhobbs http://www.english-blog.com lee.hobbs@eslemployment.com Critical Theory
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Habib, M.A.R. A History of Literary Criticism: From Plato to the Present. Malden, MA: Blackwell, 2005. ISBN:0-631-23200-1.

Lynn, Steven. Texts and Contexts: Writing about Literature with Critical Theory. 5th ed. New York: Pearson, 2008. ISBN: 032144907X.

Rivkin, Julie and Michael Ryan, eds. Literary Theory: An Anthology. 2nd ed. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2004. ISBN: 1405106964.

Tyson, Lois. Critical Theory Today: A User-Friendly Guide. 2nd ed. New York: Routledge, 2006. ISBN: 0415974100.

[These are our four primary course texts on theory. The Rivkin and Ryan anthology contains your collection of primary sources about literary theory as written by the pioneers and theorists who helped develop them. Use the articles from the anthology (and any others I publish for you on our course libguides page) as your primary sources for your final mock conference papers].

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