As we wound up our discussion of Moll Flanders on Wednesday, I was especially interested to note student's investment in ethical questions--both those raised by Moll herself, and those raised by our reading of Moll. I briefly raised the "surprised by sin" argument, and we considered whether it could be applied to Defoe's novel. Our …
Popular Fiction by Women
I'm so very much looking forward to EN426 this term! We had what I thought was an excellent first class last night, though the first portion was livelier than the second--of course, we were discussing Haywood at the beginning, and I modeled a sample presentation on Backscheider & Richetti's Popular Fiction by Women in the …
New Classes, Old Classes, Reimagined Classes
Classes resume on the 11th of January for us here at Marymount, and I have to admit, last term was a bit of a supersonic blur--and the holiday "break" was anything but, given our trip to Philadelphia for a serious several days of interviews. Syllabi are due on the 4th (er, that would be today!), …
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Tonya Howe 