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I hope that your understanding of Pope’s “Essay on Man” was deepened and enriched by our class on Wednesday, Sept. 22nd.  In a comment on this post, please share your most important “takeaways” from our exploration of the poem together.  … Continue reading →

Why do you think people (both in the 18th century, when Akinari was writing, and in our own day) are attracted to ghost stories or tales of the supernatural? I think people in the 18th century and in our own … Continue reading →

On Wednesday, September 22nd, we will be discussing Alexander Pope’s “Essay on Man”, which you can find in Vol. D of your anthology.  The text is divided into ten sections.  In addition to reading the whole work, I have assigned … Continue reading →

Our reading for Monday, September 20th is Ueda Akinari’s short story “Bewitched.” You can find a link to the text under the “Readings” tab on our blog.  (It’s not in the anthology.) Please respond to one of the following questions … Continue reading →

Discuss the role of Dorine, Mariane’s lady maid. What kind of servant is she? What role does she play in the action of the drama? The role of Dorine in the drama is that she is a maid who always … Continue reading →

Please respond to one of the following questions about Tartuffe.  Share your response as a comment on this post, rather than creating a new post.  You should also feel free to respond to your classmates’ comments. — Discuss the theme … Continue reading →

How are courtesans represented in the story?  Why do you think Feng Menglong chooses to depict them this way? Courtesans are represented in the story as beautiful, yet shameful and immoral. Another representation of how courtesans are depicted in the … Continue reading →

Respond to one of the following questions by commenting on this post.  You may also feel free to respond to comments posted by your classmates! -What’s the connection between the broad historical material about the Ming Dynasty that begins the … Continue reading →

1. Compose a short (300-400 word) introduction to yourself and post it to our course blog. Be sure to create this as a “new post” rather than posting your introduction as a comment on this assignment. Please identify your blog … Continue reading →