Hello! As we’re reading through Spring Break, just a reminder that the work on The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen was due last Sunday (thanks, Kaitlin!) and that News from Nowhere (History 105) or Looking Backward (History 106) is due this…
This is my extra credit post for missing the deadline for first Ganges reading post back in February. After watching The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, I’ve been thinking about what chemistry meant in the Victorian imagination. Chemistry had existed for…
The characters, for the most part are excellent representations of the great characters of Victorian literature. Dorian Gray is one of Oscar Wilde’s iconic creations. I appreciated the way Stuart Townsend seemed to exaggerate his performance in a way that…
Hi! We have many new posts here from Kaitlin, Gabriela, and Alex, so one expectation in Honors is that you comment on them and make connections to your own work. I’ll join in too, of course! The post on Wells…
I’m not sure if anyone else is from History 106 and is reading Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea, so I wanted to do something a little different with this post. I’m going to be doing a close reading of…
In order to facilitate an effective discussion about a group of people, it is important to be familiar with their language and how they use it to transfer ideas. H.G Wells’ The Invisible Man is an excellent reference to explore…
The British empire was actually very much connected to science and technology. In fact, the government funded various expeditions for scientific and geographic knowledge. It was in the best interest of the British government to have a more precise knowledge…
In his writing, Gange emphasizes the idea that the Victorian era was an age of juxtaposition. The ringing in of a new age brought a new level of excitement; however, it also created a sense of uncertainty and apprehension for…
As some Victorian figures were idealizing Greece as the beacon of democracy, romantic authors were looking to Greek literature, myth, and philosophy as a way to hold-steadfast to a human and “seemingly moral” past, as English society was thrust into…
I know we’ve moved on past Frankenstein, but I’m on the email list for the British Library and they’re doing an exhibition of the non-summer of 1816 through modern photographs of the areas in the novel, plus they’ve featured this…
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