Monthly Archives: November 2015

How would you describe the genre(s) of the Pillow Book? How are poems and poetry used in the text? What is the place of poetry in Heian court life as depicted in the text? Whose values are authorized in The … Continue reading →

How would you describe the genre of the Book? How does it differ in genre from what we’ve been reading so far? The Book makes use of several rhetorical devices you’d expect from a persuasive argument. How many can you … Continue reading →

What elements of the Epic genre (as you are so far familiar with them) are present in Beowulf? How does this English Epic differ from the Homeric or other epic forms you’ve read? What elements of oral performance survive in … Continue reading →