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Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
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10:41 pm - The Time Machine: Illustrated Classic Edition
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When I was a child I got great enjoyment out of the 1983 Illustrated Classics Edition of The Time Machine by H.G. Wells. It was heavily abridged and the language was somewhat modernized, but it wasn't until several years later that I realized I hadn't been reading the real thing. Only last week, I finally got around to reading Wells' original, and enjoyed it immensely, but something seemed to be missing. I scrounged around for a while looking for my old Illustrated Classics copy (it turned out to be on my niece's bookshelf) and discovered that Shirley Bogart, who had performed the adaptation, had added a whole new chapter called "The Golden Age of Science" right before the Time Traveler's return to the 19th century.
The new chapter takes place in the 22nd century, in which technology has advanced considerably and the world has been reorganized by the World Science Governing Board, an idea that seems reasonably consistent with Wells' notions of social progress (although there's no mention of socialism). But one passage made me laugh aloud and confirmed that the chapter must have been an original creation by Bogart:
The first thing I noticed was four enormous portraits on the wall. They were all of people in white lab coats. In one, an Oriental woman was peering at a kind of chemical tube. In another, a black man sat by an elaborate microscope. In the third, a red-skinned woman was working was working with a tri-square and compass. And in the last, a white man stood in front of a blackboard covered with complicated symbols.
As a child, I didn't even pick up on the heavy-handed multiculturalism of this passage, but now it seems absurdly out of place in a story first published in 1895. Has anyone else had a similar experience with literary adaptations for children?
Cross-posted to ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif) english_major and english_majors. Sorry if this appears on your Friends page more than once.
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| Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
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10:49 pm - To Get Into Grad School
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Hi Fellow English Majors,
I'm finishing up my BA in English with an emphasis in Creative Writing and I really want to go to grad school and get an MFA in creative writing. Besides having a good GPA and an excellent writing sample, what is important to have when applying to a grad school? What do you wish you had done/known when you applied?
Any advice is appreciated!
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| Sunday, July 13th, 2008
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12:13 pm - Second language?
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emdi111
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So I took a couple years off after high school, and I am only now getting into the swing of University life. I have just finished my first year, and am majoring in English with hopes of one day becoming a professor.
I am really stuck on just what second language I should take. I want something that'll be useful to me. Many people are telling me Spanish or French are great practicality-wise because a lot of people speak them all over the place. Others have recommended Italian, Latin, Greek, etc.
I'm not sure! Anyone have any suggestions??? Many thanks!!
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| Saturday, July 12th, 2008
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4:32 pm - Classic literature box set for sale
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cicero_scobie
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I hope it's ok to post this here! My partner and I are moving house and as such need to sell some of our books. It's a mixed bag, including a brand new box set of 20 'classics' for only £3.49, plus postage. We're based in the UK but will happily ship anywhere (though of course shipping will cost more outside the UK, please ask for a quote). We also have various political thrillers, psychological thrillers, horror, sci-fi, and nonfiction books for sale. If anyone's interested, please go to http://shop.ebay.co.uk/merchant/ngshake for a look at what's on offer. Thanks!
( List of titles in the classic literature box set )
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9:50 am - British Fiction from the 1920s
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mysticgypsy1
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Any recommendations? I am particularly looking for books written by women or about women/gender topics, even if these are not explicitly stated. Even contemporary fiction that is a historical piece is fine too. I'd prefer anything by canonical or obscure authors.
Thanks!
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| Thursday, July 10th, 2008
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8:29 pm
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rapunzels_tears
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I'm trying to construct an Independent Thesis project and decide on texts to use. If anyone can offer suggestions of novels, short story collections, and critical work related to the following it would be GREATLY appreciated
1. Books influenced by Alice in Wonderland/Through the looking Glass. Of course there are the obvious ones like Coraline, but I would be really interested in other texts that either contain many allusions or are in some other way influenced by the text - preferably not texts that are in the "fantasy" genre
2. Magical Realist Texts
3. Post-national/Postcolonial/Migrant Literature
4. Mythic Fiction/ Fairytale influenced texts (again more interested in texts that are interstitial, not purely fantasy)
I only can use Novels and Stories whose original language was english, no translated works (unless in cases like Ngugi wa Thiongo who wrote originally in another language and then translated the texts himself)
Thank You!
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7:08 pm - Romantic Poets
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bella_dawn
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Does anyone know of a good biography about all of the romantic poets, i.e. Coleridge, Wordsworth, etc? Or, if there isn't one book out there about all of them, I'll take recommendations for biographies about them individually.
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| Sunday, July 6th, 2008
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9:29 am - Book recommendations!
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mikey_iaco
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Hello all,
I was browsing my book collection recently, and I've noticed I have hardly any comical/humorous books. A friend recently introduced me to David Sedaris's work, and now I've decided I need to look for more humorous literature. Can anyone recommend any other humorous authors?
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| Monday, June 30th, 2008
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4:45 pm
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orpheus78
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Hello everyone.
I am bit rusty on phonetic transcription, so I was thinking if any of you had some IPA workbooks and whatnot that you could recommend. A good workbook with a lot of transcription exercises and an answer key would be ideal.
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4:05 pm
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genderpac
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The Gender Public Advocacy Coalition is pleased to announce the release of its 2008 GENIUS Survey in partnership with Ernst & Young. GenderPAC works to ensure that classrooms, communities and workplaces are safe for everyone to learn, grow and succeed. The Gender Equality National Index for Universities & Schools (GENIUS), GenderPAC’s most recent effort to end discrimination and promote awareness, encourages colleges and universities to recognize the benefits of a GenderSAFEtm campus - supportive equitable and protective for all students. Choosing to participate in GENUIS sends a strong public statement that bullying or discriminating based on the race, sex or gender of a student, faculty, or staff member is not tolerated at your institution Fill out the survey at: www.gpac.org/GENIUS2008survey, and make sure that we have data for as many schools as possible. Your voice will help us continue to work towards a safe and welcoming environment for every student. While we greatly appreciate the interest taken in GENIUS by students, staff and faculty at academic institutions outside of the United States, at this time GENIUS is only able to track schools based in the United States.
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| Sunday, June 29th, 2008
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3:42 pm - Shakespeare and Austen?
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kellyannie
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Hello all. I wanted to pose a quick, probably silly question to you and see what everyone else thinks.
For anyone who has read both Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice and William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, do you see a surprising comparison between the relationships or characters of Elizabeth/Darcy and Beatrice/Benedick?
I'm finishing up a paper for an independent study class and it just sort of smacked me in the face while I was writing, so I just thought I'd see what everyone else thinks!
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1:46 pm - Book recommendations?
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missingsigns
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This may seem like an odd request, but I just finished Joanne Greenberg's semi-autobiographical novel, I Never Promised You a Rose Garden, which deals with her in-patient treatment for schizophrenia. I found it fascinating and was wondering if anyone could recommend some other good books dealing with the subject of mental illness? Thanks in advance.
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| Friday, June 27th, 2008
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12:11 pm
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thewatersupply
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Is there any point to the word "utilize" other than to make businesspeople who can't write seem more impressive when they're writing poor sentences? I see it every day in my tech editing job and I die a little more. Am I overreacting and it's a perfectly valid word under certain circumstances--and what would those be?--or is it pretty much a given that we should utilize "use" instead?
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| Thursday, June 26th, 2008
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3:35 pm - Missing reading list?
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zozzled
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I'm driving myself insane looking for a specific website. It's simply a college-level reading list that has everything from poetry to prose. I've found other lists, but none feel as complete as this one. I feel so dumb for not bookmarking it immediately.
I believe it was affiliated with a university or a similar institution. The website is green and white, I think. It had at least seven different links that would lead to a huge list of novels according to time period. I know, I'm no help! What I do remember is if an author was repeated, the underscore would replace it. Like so:
NABOKOV, VLADIMIR -- LOLITA
_________ -- PALE FIRE
Now, I'm asking you all because I found this website here. I've looked through 300+ entries and I'm pretty sure it's somewhere in the 160-220 range, but I must be skipping over it. (When you're trying to find something, you never find it!)
Thank you SO much.
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| Monday, June 23rd, 2008
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11:01 pm - Hi, I'm new.
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sweetheartjess
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And I have a question.
In one of my literary English courses, a fellow student asked my professor if "funnest" was a word. I'm kind of a smart ass (and an English major...), so I immediately answered, "NO!"
...but my professor ignored me and said "yeah... fun, funner, funnest, right?" *facepalm* WHAT?? He was being serious, too.
Now I can understand if funner and funnest were added to the dictionary recently (eg, bling) but I m-w.com'd it and nope, not words.
So the question I present to you is this: are funner and funnest words? And if so, is it because of a situation similar to "irregardles?"
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| Saturday, June 21st, 2008
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6:40 pm - I found this article interesting:
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| Thursday, June 19th, 2008
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2:10 pm - Citation questions
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circumfession
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I've googled this, looked it up in the Chicago Manual, and I STILL can't figure this out:
1. How do I cite a title-within-a-title...both for endnotes and a works cited using Chicago style (obviously, the "humanities" version) ?
The work is The Waste Land, which I believe is normally considered a "longer work." Several of the authors that I cite use the name in their articles or books. I have a vague idea, following these rules lifted from the Chicago Manual of Style online:
But what about punctuation? It seems when I'm using single quotes, it ONLY compasses the title itself--not the punctuation
For an endnote, should it be:
Steven Helming, “The Grin of Tiresias: Humor in 'The Waste Land',” 146. (this looks off to me)
OR
Steven Helming, “The Grin of Tiresias: Humor in 'The Waste Land,'" 146.
(I'm doing both a works cited and endnotes, so I'm using a shorter citation for the endnotes)
2. How the HECK do I cite footnotes? Specifically, I'm referencing the (in)famous footnotes to The Waste Land, and I'm only quoting Eliot (as opposed to a footnote that contains another reference). I can't find any information on how to cite a footnote in the manual...only how to create my own footnotes in the Chicago Style manual. Can anyone offer a reference number? I find it hard to believe that the Chicago manual never addresses this issue...
*palmface* Is it blatantly obvious that I usually use MLA citation?
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| Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
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9:03 pm
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an_instinct
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I'm going to apply to graduate school for Literature/English. I've been taking GRE classes, rewriting my essays and researching schools. I've read "America's Best Graduate Schools" and I've done some googling. But I am having a hard time finding what I want from a grad program.
Can anyone suggest schools that have a option to specialize in poetry and poetics? Or at least that have a few good courses that involve the study of poetics (and that is NOT an MFA program)?
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4:18 am - I majored in English. I'm published. I still get DISSED on the internet? NO!
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inmymoleskine
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Okay fellow students of my beautiful mother tongue. I have been graduated now for almost a good 10 years. I have been published by numerous publications. Not only have I read the most important books of all time, I've crafted a good long essay or two. I've taken a stab at fiction! and poetry!
I applied to this serious internet writing community on LJ youcantwrite last week with my other journal. Basically, it's a group of know-nothing jackoffs who think they have some sort of talent. Some of them are decent writers, okay, I'll give them that, but some of them need to go back to grammar 101, know what I'm sayin'?
I should tell you, that as a writer, you'd be hard pressed to find someone more skillful than I. Now, imagine my fury when, instead of accepting me into their little piss community, they denied me and told me that I couldn't write. They are just clearly jealous ov my skillz, madd skillz.
It stirred me up a little and made me wonder: Am I really a writer?
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| Tuesday, June 17th, 2008
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5:23 pm
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genderpac
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The Gender Public Advocacy Coalition is pleased to announce the release of its 2008 GENIUS Survey in partnership with Ernst & Young. GenderPAC works to ensure that classrooms, communities and workplaces are safe for everyone to learn, grow and succeed. The Gender Equality National Index for Universities & Schools (GENIUS), GenderPAC’s most recent effort to end discrimination and promote awareness, encourages colleges and universities to recognize the benefits of a GenderSAFEtm campus - supportive equitable and protective for all students. Choosing to participate in GENUIS sends a strong public statement that bullying or discriminating based on the race, sex or gender of a student, faculty, or staff member is not tolerated at your institution Fill out the survey at: www.gpac.org/GENIUS2008survey, and make sure that we have data for as many schools as possible. Your voice will help us continue to work towards a safe and welcoming environment for every student.
*While we greatly appreciate the interest taken in GENIUS by students, staff, and faculty at academic institutions outside of the United States, at this time GENIUS is only able to track schools based in the U.S.
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