Monthly Archives: January 2010
Hutchinson and Bradstreet
Given what you know about Anne Hutchinson from Winthrop’s journal and given what you know about Anne Bradstreet from today’s reading, why did one woman’s atypical behavior lead to praise and the other’s lead to exile? Bruce Michelson and Marjorie … Continue reading
Excerpts from Hutchinson’s trial
This PDF contains a transcription of Winthrop, Hutchinson, Dudley, and others at her trial.
England’s colonies
John Smith, William Bradford, and John Winthrop are often the focus of attention, but the English (in many varieties) alone started fourteen colonies in about 115 years. This chart briefly describes them. Other European nations, of course, started many colonies … Continue reading
English 2510: Greenblatt and Winthrop
Pick one of Greenblatt’s questions and answer it with Winthrop’s writing in mind. What kinds of behavior, what models of practice, does this work seem to enforce? Why might readers at a particular time and place find this work compelling? … Continue reading
Shakespeare and Lebowski
Little know fact: Shakespeare wrote “The Big Lebowski”: http://runleiarun.com/lebowski/.
David Mamet on writing drama
Lots of advice in few words. Read it here.
English 2510: Greenblatt and Smith
Assuming that, as the book suggests, origin stories “posit a general cultural outlook and offer perspectives on what life is and how to understand it” (17), what is the best way to understand life according to John Smith’s narrative of … Continue reading
Logos, Ethos, and Pathos
Logos Ethos Pathos Definition Appeal to reason and logic Projection of the speaker or writer’s character or personal authority Appeal to emotions and values Case study Reasons why you can’t go You can’t go because I say so Weeping so … Continue reading
Metaphor by Metaphor 