“It’s wanting to know that makes us matter”: Scepticism or Affirmation in Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia. A Response to Burkhard Niederhoff Anja Müller-Muth Published in Connotations Vol. 12.2-3 (2002/03) Abstract In her entry into the debate following Burkhard Niederhoff’s article on Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia (published in Connotations 11.1), Anja Müller-Muth supports […]
From Lone Monkey to Family Man: Wittman’s Evolving Inclusion in Tripmaster Monkey Lara Narcisi Published in Connotations Vol. 12.2-3 (2002/03) Abstract Maxine Hong Kingston’s Tripmaster Monkey is a complex voyage through the mind of its protagonist Wittman as he pursues daily activities—partying, flirting, working, evading work—all of which culminate in […]
Dracula and the Cultural Construction of Europe Jason Dittmer Published in Connotations Vol. 12.2-3 (2002/03) Abstract Building on the arguments of Eleni Coundouriotis (whose article “Dracula and the Idea of Europe” was published in Connotations 9.2), Jason Dittmer takes up her evaluation of the importance of place for the novel. […]
The Making of a Goddess: Hardy, Lawrence and Persephone35) Andrew Radford Published in Connotations Vol. 12.2-3 (2002/03) Abstract Andrew Radford reads Thomas Hardy’s titular character from Tess of the d’Urbervilles and D. H. Lawrence’s Alvina from The Lost Girl as variation and development of the Greek myth of Persephone which […]
Wuthering Heights and The Secret Garden: A Response to Susan E. James Anna Krugovoy Silver Published in Connotations Vol. 12.2-3 (2002/03) Abstract Anna Krugovoy Silver’s response to Susan E. James’ comparison of Wuthering Heights and The Secret Garden (published in Connotations 10.1) elaborates some points touched upon by the original […]
Unsexing Austen: A Response to Leona Toker Amanpal Garcha Published in Connotations Vol. 12.2-3 (2002/03) Abstract Whereas Leona Toker’s socioeconomic reading of Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park (published in Connotations 11.2-3) drew on the theories of Thorstein Veblen, Amanpal Garchas response to Toker’s article turns to Nancy Armstrong to supplement an […]
“Grace beyond a curled lock”: Further Thoughts on Henry Vaughan’s “Isaac’s Marriage” Glyn Pursglove Published in Connotations Vol. 12.2-3 (2002/03) Abstract In reaction to Alan Rudrum’s reading of Henry Vaughan’s “Issac’s Marriage” through the traditions of Biblical commentary and exegesis (published in Connotations 11.1), Glyn Pursglove re-reads the poem for […]
Parody as Cultural Memory in Richard Powers’s Galatea 2.2 Anca Rosu Published in Connotations Vol. 12.2-3 (2002/03) Abstract In its gentle parody of the Pygmalion myth, Richard Powers’s novel Galatea 2.2 builds up a critique of the state of literary studies in the late twentieth century and their long−standing quarrel […]
“The most important subject that can possibly be”: A Reply to E. A. J. Honigmann Hildegard Hammerschmidt-Hummel Published in Connotations Vol. 12.2-3 (2002/03) Abstract Hildegard Hammerschmidt-Hummel answers to E. A. J. Honigmann’s criticism concerning her book on Shakespeare’s life and specifically re-addresses and reinforces theories on Catholicism in the works […]
Parody, Satire and Sympathy in Don Quixote and Gulliver’s Travels David Fishelov Published in Connotations Vol. 12.2-3 (2002/03) Abstract The notion that parody and satire are, among other things, related to sympathy may sound strange. After all, parody is intended to expose certain texts as superficial and cliché−ridden, to unbind […]
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