Tag Archives: Henry James

Stream of Consciousness’ Healing Powers

By Robin Bates | Published: November 7, 2023

In “Wonderworks” Fletcher explains the therapeutic effects of stream of consciousness, Virginia Woolf’s especially.

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Fani Willis’s Big Baggy Monster

By Robin Bates | Published: August 15, 2023

The Georgia Trump indictment is like a “big baggy monster” whereas Jack Smith’s narrower indictment is like a Flaubert novel.

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Longing for Consequences

By Robin Bates | Published: September 19, 2021

Reading “Washington Square” made me realize how hungry I have been for misbehaving politicians to pay for their bad behavior.

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Getting to Know Henry James

By Robin Bates | Published: September 16, 2021

I’m on a Henry James kick and am enthralled with “Daisy Miller” and “Washington Square.”

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Repressed Violence in Southern Gothic Lit

By Robin Bates | Published: February 18, 2020

In my course on American Gothic Supernatural lit, I contrasted “Turn of the Scre”w with “Wizard of Oz” and then glanced at Southern Gothic lit.

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Imagine Lit Characters in Reality TV

By Robin Bates | Published: January 24, 2019

Thursday I came across this enjoyable tweet from one Ross Danniel Bullen, who imagines a Victorian version of the House Hunters television show: Host: I— Henry James: I should like a kitchen whose concept is – how shall I conceive of it – not closed, not in some way occluded, but bright, agape, unrestrained as […]

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Tess, More Relevant Than Ever

By Robin Bates | Published: November 14, 2017

Students find Hardy’s “Tess” to be only too relevant In the age of Trump, Weinstein, and Roy Moore.

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Bechdel Uses Lit to Understand Her Life

By Robin Bates | Published: December 3, 2014

Alison’s Bechdel time and again turns to literature in her memoir to understand her upbringing.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged "Sunday Morning", F. Scott Fitzgerald, family drama, Great Gatsby, homosexuality, Marriage, Portrait of a Lady, Wallace Stevens, Washington Square | Comments closed

Belichick Ranks with Lit’s Great Plotters

By Robin Bates | Published: November 29, 2014

Coach Bill Belichick resembles the nefarious plotters in such works as “Portrait of a Lady” and “Liaisons Dangereuses.”

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged Aaron Rodgers, Bill Belichick, Choderlos de Laclos, Football, Green Bay Packers, Liaisons Dangereuses, New England Patriots, NFL, Portrait of a Lady, Sports | Comments closed