Final Project Proposal
I would like to do a timeline for my final project
I’d specifically like to analyze the nexus between great works of literature within the overall context of a periods intellectual development. An example off the top of my head would be to place the works of Tolstoy within the overall context of russian intellectual development leading up to the Russian revolution. Why is Tolstoy important? Who influenced him? Who else did he influence? What were the concurrent literary, philosophical, cultural, and historical events that not only influenced him, but provided the context his work was grounded in. I’d preferably focus on the 19th century, but I haven’t made up my yet regarding a specific date.
I envision the timeline as more of a narrative rather than a tool to pin an event to a year. I want to tell a story regarding the development of literature within the overall intellectual development of the time. The timeline itself would work as a visual aid.
2 responses so far
That sounds like a great idea. It’s always interesting to read about the author himself/herself and seeing as to how that fits in to his or her work. The only suggestion I have would be to include female authors as well as authors from different countries to give your timeline a more well rounded view!
Can’t wait to see it!
You’ll definitely want to keep honing your focus here. It’s too broad.
Intellectual history is a huge category. You should narrow it to certain kinds of developments–e.g. political revolutions and how they get expressed in literature.