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- Ep. 3.4 Reading Nathaniel Hawthorne — Part 2
Ep. 4 of 5 on Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, Ch 17-end. Revisit Hawthorne’s poetics of “multiple choice.” See also episode 2.2. Join us on Goodreads goo.gl/T7Waw1. Contact @profomalley
5 min - Ep. 3.3 Reading Nathaniel Hawthorne — Part 2
Ep. 3 of 5 on Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, Ch 17-end. Why does so much American art focus on trials, judgment, or justice? Join us on Goodreads goo.gl/T7Waw1. Contact @profomalley
6 min - Ep. 3.2 Reading Nathaniel Hawthorne — Part 2
Ep. 2 of 5 on Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, Ch 17-end. What dangers do rhetorical fluency pose in a democratic republic? See also Barlowe and Gilmore. Join us on Goodreads goo.gl/T7Waw1. Contact @profomalley
6 min - Ep. 3.1 Reading Nathaniel Hawthorne — Part 2
Ep. 1 of 5 on Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, Ch 17-end. Notice the turn to dialogue and drama as the former lovers meet in the forest in Chapter 17. Join us on Goodreads goo.gl/T7Waw1. Contact @profomalley
6 min - Ep. 2.5 Reading Nathaniel Hawthorne - Part 1Ep. 5 of 5 on Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, Ch 1-16. Revisit Chapter 13 to give your perspective on the "dark labyrinth of Hester's mind." See also Bercovitch's "Office" and Dauber "Redisovering" and Coale "Mesmerism." Join us on Goodreads goo.gl/T7Waw1. Get in touch @profomalley7 min
- Ep. 2.4 Reading Nathaniel Hawthorne - Part 1Ep. 4 of 5 on Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, Ch 1-16. Think about what the letter A represents. Consider Chillingworth's equipose. See also Bercovitch on "unadulterated sunshine" here. Join us on Goodreads goo.gl/T7Waw1. Get in touch @profomalley.5 min
- Ep. 2.3 Reading Nathaniel Hawthorne - Part 1Ep. 3 of 5 on Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, Ch 1-16. Enter the debate over how Hawthorne's represents women. Consider the centrality of trials, sentences, and punishment in American culture.See also Yellin, "Women and Sisters" and Barlowe, "Scarlet Mob." Join us on Goodreads goo.gl/T7Waw1.4 min
- Ep. 2.2 Reading Nathaniel Hawthorne - Part 1Episode 2 of 5 on Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, Ch 1-16. Consider whether the novel is the "first" work of American literature. Does Hawthorne use a democratic style? See also, The Office of The Scarlet Letter (here). Join us on Goodreads goo.gl/T7Waw1. Contact @profomalley6 min
- Ep. 2.1 Reading Nathaniel Hawthorne - Part 1Episode 1 of 5 on Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, Chapters 1-16. Review "The Custom House: Introduction" and understand why text is set in the past; see also, "Jefferson, Hawthorne, and 'The Custom House" in Nineteenth-Century Literature. Join us on Goodreads goo.gl/T7Waw1. Contact @profomalley5 min
- Ep. 1.4 Reading Ralph Waldo EmersonEpisode 4 of 4 on Ralph Waldo Emerson. Embrace "creative reading." Suggested reading: “Self-Reliance” and “American Scholar” by Ralph Waldo Emerson; see also Emerson: The Mind on Fire (here). Join us on Goodreads goo.gl/T7Waw1. Contact @profomalley6 min
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Discussion of American literature, culture, and history; connects readers to books; and offers analysis of famous first lines from books.