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Madness as a Literary Device Revised
Madness as a literary device I must admit that I found the ending to Lady Audley’s Secret to be a let down, after the systematic build up of all the evidence, Robert’s increasing agony and Lady Audley’s brazen deceit, I … Continue reading
Revised version of “Mary Braddon Drew Inspiration from Her Own Life?”
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2003/aug/09/featuresreviews.guardianreview14 In the above article, fellow reader of british literature Lucasta Miller talks about Mary Braddon’s “Lady Audley’s Secret” and what she noticed as many similarities between Mary Braddon’s dramatically eventful life and the themes present in her book. I … Continue reading
First Reader: The Beetle ending
The conclusion of Richard Marsh’s The Beetle was…just as strange as the novel! At least we had some resolution; still, I wish we could have heard more from the Beetle directly. The changing perspectives were interesting throughout, and many came … Continue reading
First reader: The Beetle ending
After three parts of the book that seemed to drag on with unconnecting and dry material, finally something seems to happen. The first 3/4 of the book took the point of view of three different characters, and I questioned why … Continue reading
Roundup: The Beetle
In response to the blog post ‘Response to The Beetle’, I found the topic of comparing and contrasting the other novels interesting. The book was starkly different than the others we read, but the one I could compare this book … Continue reading
Roundup: The beetle and the art of terror
For this week’s round up felt “The beetle and the art of terror” fit the bill. i feel the very notion of fear, terror and suspense is almost to sinfully good to indulge in and when explored tends to delve … Continue reading
Weekly Round up - The Beetle
Although this week in class we focused a lot on the final project, there was much discussion going on around this week’s novel, The Beetle. The Beetle was quite the mystery thriller, and I personally found it to be one … Continue reading
Weekly Round-up
I have really enjoyed the discussion of the Beetle if we had not had the discussion many of the elements would not have jumped out at me at all. Things the the Egyptian elements as being common literary devices at the time this … Continue reading
Response to a Response to The Beetle:
I agree with Corinne’s comparison of Northanger Abbey and The Beetle. While I had difficulty getting through Austen’s novel, I’m enjoying The Beetle. I think it’s partly the fantastical and mysterious subject matter-Egyptian mythology and “mesmerism” and murder, oh my!-but … Continue reading
Searcher: The Beetle
So I wasn’t quite sure what to look for this week regarding the novel The Beetle. When I searched the name into Google, all I found was the actual book, and numerous variations of the front cover art. So instead, … Continue reading