I’m going to give you more time to ponder the coursework question today.
So read, research, make some choices, and try to find some texts to read.
You might
be able to find online versions of your chosen texts. (My tip: Google the text
name + ‘pdf’). I’ve already found the whole of Daphne Du Maurier’s ‘The Birds and other stories’ – it’s in
your inbox. If you are looking at short story collections, you will probably be
able to find individual stories using the above method if you can find the
story titles.
A few of you have already emailed me with definite or tentative coursework
ideas. Do this as soon as you can and I might be able to give advice and point
you in the direction of texts and criticism. Remember, by the end term, I’ll be
asking you to ‘pledge’ to read a list of texts of your choosing.
Anyway,
here’s your work (for Monday):
1) Do this recap quiz and lockdown survey. This one doesn’t ask for email addresses, so it’s
completely anonymous. I meant to do this earlier, but didn’t quite get round to
it.
2) Continue
to do some research, reading and thinking about coursework options. All the info and docs you need can be found in Lockdown Lit 11.
3) Listen to
this lecture/podcast by Emma Smith at the University of
Oxford. It's excellent revision material for Othello. It’s also
available to download on iTunes (search ‘Approaching Shakespeare’). It’ll give
you a little insight into life as an undergrad Lit student!
Optional
extras:
4) Want another great short
story? Try James Joyce’s Eveline. It’s only 3 pages long. You can find
out about Joyce’s famous collection, Dubliners,
on this old blogpost of mine. Think about how Joyce’s short stories are
constructed: settings, tone, characterisation, symbolism, motifs, epiphany/climax,
beginnings and endings.
There’s an audio version here.
You can find the whole collection of stories here.
Here’s Eveline:
If you like 'Eveline', you could check out the short story which opens up Dubliners: ‘The Sisters’. It’s dark. Or
perhaps check out the final story and the most famous story, ‘The Dead’, which
is long enough to be a ‘text’ on its own.
Just get thinking and exploring. Let me know if you have any questions.
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