Monthly Archives: October 2019

Roman Fever: Reading for Thursday 10/31

This Thursday 10/31 we will be discussing, Roman Fever by Edith Wharton and Bartleby the Scrivener by Herman Melville.

Roman Fever (1) (1)

 

Response 3: Decadence

Respond to this post as a comment :

Read the article by Charles Bernheimer “Unknowing Decadence” and write a paragraph (4 sentences or more) about what you think decadence is today as an art form based on HIS definition! (Not a popular conception.)

Keep in mind this is an ‘Expert Text.’

PerrenialDecay_Bernheimer

Due by 8 pm Wednesday night. 

The Sufferings of Young Werther

Here is your reading for 10/17:

Sufferings (1)

Please print this out and have it for class.

These are excerpts from the larger text so I suggest you do some research online to prep yourself with a background of the author, the context, and the general plot of the work itself.