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Clare Corbett commented on the post, Chapter 49, on the groupblog
Marginalia 1 week, 1 day agoPip states that he “alighted at the Halfway House, and breakfasted there, and walked the rest of the distance.” (Chapter 49, Paragraph 1) His stay there led him to witness Miss Havisham go up in flames in her hou […]
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Clare Corbett commented on the post, Chapter 48, on the groupblog
Marginalia 1 week, 1 day agoPip states that “we went to Gerrard Street, all three together, in a hackney-coach: And, as soon as we got there, dinner was served.” (Ch 48, paragraph 13) While at dinner, Pip realizes that Molly is the per […]
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Clare Corbett commented on the post, Chapter 47, on the groupblog
Marginalia 1 week, 1 day agoWhile on a boat, Pip “came ashore at the wharf at dusk. [He] had pulled down as far as Greenwich with the ebb tide, and had turned with the tide.” (chapter 47, paragraph 6) Once arriving in Greenwich, he goes to […]
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Clare Corbett commented on the post, Chapter 45, on the groupblog
Marginalia 1 week, 1 day ago[The Castle battlements arose upon my view at eight o’clock.]
Once Pip enters the Castle, he is greeted by Wemmick. If Pip had not visited, Wemmick would not have told him that Compeyson was trying to pursue M […]
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Clare Corbett commented on the post, Chapter 43, on the groupblog
Marginalia 1 week, 1 day agoVisiting Miss Havisham and Estella for the last time is a big turning point in Pip’s life. Once the maids informed him that Estella had traveled “to Satis House, as usual,” Pip decides to go there to see them.
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Clare Corbett commented on the post, Chapter 44, on the groupblog
Marginalia 1 week, 1 day ago[ Leave a comment on paragraph 73 0 It was past midnight when I crossed London Bridge]
In Pip’s quest to see Miss Havisham and Estella one last time, London Bridge serves as his gateway to see them.
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Clare Corbett commented on the post, Chapter 41, on the groupblog
Marginalia 1 week, 1 day agoEssex Street
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Jasmine Vrooman wrote a new blog post Connextions: Reflecting on this Semester in the group
Nineteenth-Century Studies: 2 weeks, 3 days agoThe biggest takeaway I have from this semester is the connexions that I’ve made within the texts we’ve read but also across timelines. Dissecting stories like Wuthering Heights and Great Expectations in a way […]
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John Serbalik wrote a new blog post A “Wilde” Author in the group
Nineteenth-Century Studies: 2 weeks, 3 days agoOscar Wilde made many contributions to the Victorian literature movement. His sexuality was a double-edged sword in his success as a. We learned in class that his intimate relationship with Lord Alfred Douglas […]
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Logan Carpenter wrote a new blog post What I’ve learned this semester in the group
Nineteenth-Century Studies: 2 weeks, 3 days agoLast semester I took Digital Humanities with Dr. Schacht and learned so much that I decided to take another class with him this semester. He always chooses such enjoyable readings and formats the class so we all […]
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Tommy Castronova wrote a new blog post The Victorian Connection in the group
Nineteenth-Century Studies: 2 weeks, 3 days agoIn thinking about this class as a whole, and what I would write for this blog post, I spent some time thinking about the name of the course, Victorian Connections, and what exactly that meant. I tried to think of […]
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Sandy Brahaspat wrote a new blog post Resilient Heroines of Victorian Literature in the group
Nineteenth-Century Studies: 2 weeks, 3 days agoAs I reflect on all of the texts that we explored this semester, it is safe to say that my initial admiration for Victorian literature stands strong as ever. Throughout the course of the semester, I was […]
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Hannah Bentivegna wrote a new blog post What I enjoyed and learned about Victorian Literature in the group
Nineteenth-Century Studies: 2 weeks, 3 days agoSince I am fairly new to the English major, before taking this class I had only ever taken one other English class; New Zealand Literature. Initially I was a little nervous that I would feel out of place in a 300 […]
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Emma Sens wrote a new blog post powerful women in the group
Nineteenth-Century Studies: 2 weeks, 3 days agoAt the beginning of the year, I wondered about the roles women had women in Victorian literature, over the course I have learned a lot about this topic, and I think the most interesting thing I learned was how to […]
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Isabella Higgins wrote a new blog post What I’ve Learned in the group
Nineteenth-Century Studies: 2 weeks, 3 days agoThe most interesting thing that I’ve learned about Victorian Literature this semester is how stark the class differences were. When I first joined this class I thought the Victorian Era wasn’t as fiercely div […]
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Amanda Sheps wrote a new blog post Most important thing I learned this Semester in the group
Nineteenth-Century Studies: 2 weeks, 3 days agoOne of the most important things I learned this semester was that stories in the Victorian era had a significant amount of political commentary. It was interesting to see views that were very similar to views […]
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Domenica Piccoli wrote a new blog post Most interesting thing I’ve learned in the group
Nineteenth-Century Studies: 2 weeks, 3 days agoWhat a question! So much.
I feel like I have learned so many interesting things. I think Prof Schacht did a great job in selecting the texts for this semester. It made for interesting reads as we could tie […]
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David Beyea wrote a new blog post “Like a Bed of Oysters:” The Interconnectivity of Victorian Literature in the group
Nineteenth-Century Studies: 2 weeks, 3 days agoI’ve always viewed Victorian literature as the space of snobbish literary pedants, what with all the focus on nigh-puritanical cultural inhibitions and cloying romantic dialogue. And no, this class has not […]
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Mallory DelSignore wrote a new blog post The Finale in the group
Nineteenth-Century Studies: 2 weeks, 3 days agoI initially came into this semester having no knowledge of Victorian literature- what novels were considered Victorian, defining features, or major authors. I even didn’t know much about the historical context a […]
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Claire Corbeaux wrote a new blog post Above and Beyond in the group
Nineteenth-Century Studies: 2 weeks, 3 days agoThough I began this semester wondering about the gender roles and norms that women were subject to during the Victorian period, I, inevitably and thoroughly, learned about that topic and many, many other topics […]
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